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29-571: Founded on March 15, 1887, the police agency primarily served to protect the State Capitol Building , the governor and other state officials, and other state agencies that did not have their own police force. The CSP also provided services to many different California state agencies, including performing tax seizures for the California Franchise Tax Board and Board of Equalization , as well as patrolling

58-480: A gold-leafed orbed finial . The California Senate chamber seats its forty members in a large chamber room decorated in red , which is a reference to the British House of Lords (also the upper house of a bicameral legislature ). The chamber is entered through a second-floor corridor. From the coffered ceiling hangs an electric reproduction of the original gas chandelier . A hand-carved dais caps off

87-464: A California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)-certified Academy consisting of up to 23 weeks of instruction depending on academy location. In the final years of its existence the CSP fleet consisted of white Dodge Diplomats , then Chevrolet Caprices and finally Ford Crown Victorias with a large green and gold stripe running the length of the car. On the trunk lids in gold with green trim were

116-661: A recessed bay framed by Corinthian columns. The Latin phrase " Senatoris est civitatis libertatem tueri " ("It is the duty of the Senator to guard the civil liberties of the Commonwealth") lines the cornice. A portrait of George Washington by Jane Stuart , the daughter of Gilbert Stuart , is on the wall above. The State Seal hangs above. Statues of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva once overlooked both chambers. Today, Minerva, sculpted by Michael H. Casey, appears only in

145-508: A state fleet fuel saving directive by Governor Jerry Brown during his first two terms. State University and State Hospital Police downsized their vehicles or utilized Plymouth Fury IIIs with 225 c.i.d. “slant sixes” known as “campus police specials”. The California Highway Patrol by nature of their mission was exempted from this directive. CSP 1988 Chevrolet Caprice CSP 1995 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor California State Capitol The California State Capitol

174-558: Is a museum housed within the capitol and on the grounds of Capitol Park, run by California State Parks . The Capitol Museum includes the historic offices of the governor and legislature. The capitol's grounds are known as Capitol Park , an area of 10 undivided city blocks running from 10th to 16th and from L to N Streets. The entire Capitol Park area is included in the National Register historic district listing. Capitol Park contains numerous monuments and memorials, including

203-547: Is located at the opposite end of the building. Its green tones are based on those of the British House of Commons , the lower house. The dais rests along a wall shaped like an "E", with the central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice is the Assembly motto, in Latin: Legislatorum est justas leges condere ("It is the duty of legislators to establish just laws"). The California State Capitol Museum

232-727: Is the seat of the California state government , located in Sacramento , the state capital of California . The building houses the chambers of the California State Legislature , made up of the Assembly and the Senate , along with the office of the governor of California . The Neoclassical structure, designed by Reuben S. Clark, was completed between 1861 and 1874. Located at the west end of Capitol Park and

261-724: The Cabinet ), the Secret Service protects visiting heads of state . In addition to US government protectees (the Secretary of State , the ambassador to the United Nations ), the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) protects foreign dignitaries who are not heads of state, essentially everyone else. In recent years DSS agents have also protected foreign leaders in their own country. This includes

290-528: The California Aqueduct . They provided investigative services to elected officials through their Threat Assessment Detail and criminal investigations of crimes committed against the state through the Bureau of Investigative Services. Detectives and line officers routinely conducted investigations with other state agencies and allied law enforcement departments. The California State Police merged with

319-818: The California Firefighters Memorial and El Soldado Monument. Dignitary Protection Dignitary protection services are most often provided by either the United States Secret Service or the US Department of State ’s Diplomatic Security Service . Contrary to other VIP close protection full-time jobs , dignitary protection most often is a temporary assignment, security detail is usually required to interact with foreign protective security officers, who come along with dignitaries. In addition to US government protectees (the president and other members of

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348-725: The California Highway Patrol in 1995. The agency traces to 1853, when the California State Legislature authorized a law enforcement body called the California Rangers , their primary objective being to capture notorious gang leader Joaquin Murrieta . Following his arrest and execution, however, the rangers were disbanded. On March 15, 1887, the California State Legislature authorized a law enforcement body with former leader of

377-642: The CHP, their official title was simply reduced to "Officer", thus dropping "traffic" from their current seven-point star badge. While they did maintain security personnel at major State facilities, they also maintained SCUBA units, Air Patrol Sections with their own fixed wing aircraft, equestrian mounted units, special investigations personnel, EOD ( Explosive Ordnance Disposal ) bomb techs and equipment, Special Weapons And Tactics teams (SWAT), bicycle patrols, 4WD patrol units, regional detective squads, training personnel, Dignitary Protection Command, which saw to not only

406-784: The California Aqueduct. Some of the most visible personnel of the CSP were its State Security Officers (SSOs) who were peace officers while on duty. SSOs held powers of arrest as regular police officers under the California Penal Code (CPC), but were not full-time peace officers. Their powers of arrest were only while on duty performing their specific assignments. SSOs were usually at fixed locations at state buildings on foot beats. SSOs sometimes performed patrol (automobile) duties in very limited geographical areas such as Exposition Park in Los Angeles . Despite

435-730: The California Highway Patrol (CHP) during the transitional period of the merger of the two organizations. Lowe retired in 1996, a year after the CSP and CHP merged into one agency. At the time of the merger into the California Highway Patrol the California State Police received its peace officer authority under the California Penal Code (CPC). California State Police Officers were defined as Peace Officers under CPC section 830.2 and its Security Officers were defined as Peace Officers under CPC section 830.4. California State Police Officers had to attend and pass

464-457: The California Highway Patrol when it received major state news coverage in 1995. At the time of the merger, the California State Police was the state’s oldest law enforcement agency (1887-1995 (~108 years)), a record that is still held today. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) was founded in 1929 and its officers were classified as "State Traffic Officers" until the merger. After the merger and subsequent charter responsibilities were taken over by

493-465: The California State Police presence in large metropolitan cities, at the State Capitol, at busy State office buildings, on foot beats, on patrol in fully marked police vehicles on the streets and highways, there were many Californians who were still unaware that California had its own State Police. This public knowledge of the California State Police didn't fully come to light until its merger with

522-591: The Capitol's apse was demolished to make way for the building's expansion with the construction of the East Annex. The offices of the governor of California are housed in the East Annex. The Capitol and grounds were listed on the office of the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and listed as a California Historical Landmark in 1974, with a re-dedication on January 9, 1982, to commemorate

551-478: The Capitol. In 2012, many protesters stormed the building and were arrested. The building is based on the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The west facade ends in projecting bays, and a portico projects from the center of the building. At the base of the portico, seven granite archways brace and support the porch above. Eight fluted Corinthian columns line the portico. A cornice supports

580-541: The Rangers, Captain Harry Love , and one other ranger, as its sole members to protect the State Capitol and grounds. They were paid $ 100 monthly and grew to a force of 12 officers. In 1911 the legislature approved more positions, uniforms, and defined the department giving it the official name of, "California State Capitol Police". Eventually, as the department grew to approximately 400 personnel and its duties expanded,

609-461: The State's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), the State's Department of Justice Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE), State DMV investigations, Department of Health Services investigations, local law enforcement and coordinated State, Federal, Local Joint Agency Task Forces. The last Chief of the CSP was long-time Sacramento County Sheriff (1971–1983) Duane Lowe. Lowe served as a Deputy Commissioner of

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638-494: The close of the bicentennial restoration project. The building underwent a major renovation known as the California State Capitol Restoration, from 1975 until 1982, involving an architectural restoration and structural reconstruction for earthquake safety. Although not generally considered earthquake country, Sacramento was hit by two earthquakes within days of each other in 1892 which damaged

667-543: The east end of the Capitol Mall , the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The California State Capitol Museum is housed on the grounds of the capitol. The structure was completed between 1860 and 1874, designed by architect Reuben S. Clark of Clark & Kenitzer, one of San Francisco 's oldest architectural firms, founded in 1854, and was remodeled, adding seventy rooms and elevators, between 1906 and 1908. Between 1949 and 1952,

696-407: The pediment above depicting Minerva surrounded by Education , Justice , Industry and Mining . Above the flat roof with balustrade are two drums supporting a dome. The first drum consists of a colonnade of Corinthian columns; the second, Corinthian pilasters. Large arched windows line the drum walls. The dome is 64 m (210 ft) high, and supports a lantern with a smaller dome capped with

725-533: The same duties of any city, county or other state law enforcement personnel except those relating to custodial duties (jail/prison). As such, they were the State's oldest general law enforcement agency. Beyond the previously described duties, CSP personnel regularly served and executed State tax warrants, notices of seizure and maintained the peace (bailiff duties) in thousands of State Administrative Court hearings, meetings and procedures. The CSP regularly provided support personnel to other law enforcement agencies such as

754-550: The security and safety of State elected and appointed officers, but also often to visiting dignitaries who might not have their own protective staff and provided training for like units from other agencies, Threat Assessment Investigations, armorers, and clerical personnel, as well as routine uniformed patrol officers and vehicles. CSP sworn personnel were regulated and certified by the State's Department of Justice Commission On Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). CSP officers were expected to, at any time and at any place, perform

783-451: The senate chambers. Gilded Corinthian columns support the gallery above, and dark red curtains that can be drawn for privacy are tied back along the columns. High arched windows run along the bottom below rectangular pane windows. Behind the rostrum, there are two chairs with red velvet cushions, reserved for the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, but they are never used. The California Assembly chamber

812-590: The word "Capitol" was dropped from the agency's name. The California State Police (CSP) Division was a small agency, with its official title being a division of the California Department of General Services. Officers and patrol cars of this division were rarely seen outside of the state’s larger metropolitan areas, with its largest presence being situated in the areas of Sacramento (State Capitol Division), Los Angeles , San Francisco , Redding , and San Diego . Its aircraft could be seen flying along

841-508: The words “State Police". On each driver and front passenger door was a large seven-point gold-star badge with the State Capitol on the center seal. The words "State Police" in gold with green trim were on the front fenders. Prior to 1983 the CSP fleet consisted of Dodges and Plymouths, also white, with no striping and the State Police shoulder patch as the door insignia. CSP patrol cars (circa 1975-1983) were Plymouth Volares as part of

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