Senator Pérez’s SB 805 requiring clear identification standards for law enforcement in California heads to the Governor’s desk

SACRAMENTO – SB 805, the No Vigilantes Act, has passed the State Legislature and is headed to the Governor’s desk for consideration. This bill is the first-of-its-kind in the nation to require law enforcement to clearly display their agency name and an officer’s name or badge number. 

“The public must be able to distinguish between actual law enforcement and people who may be police impersonators,” said Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena).  

The No Vigilantes Act would also ban bounty hunters from engaging in any form of immigration enforcement in California and authorize law enforcement to request identification from someone claiming to be law enforcement if there is reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, such as impersonating a peace officer, or a valid safety concern. The measure contains an urgency clause which means it would take effect immediately upon being signed into law.

“I am grateful to my colleagues in the Legislature, particularly the members of the Latino Caucus and the Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus for prioritizing this other critical bills that stand up for vulnerable communities across our state,” said Senator Pérez. “I urge Governor Newsom to continue his leadership and strong resistance to the unjust actions of the federal administration by signing the No Vigilantes Act.”

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Senator Sasha Renée Pérez is Chair of the Senate Education Committee and represents the 25th Senate District that includes the communities of Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Claremont, Glendora, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Temple City, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, and San Antonio Heights.