State of California Highway Patrol

Established in 1987, California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement and traffic safety agency reporting to the business, transportation and housing agency. Based in Los Banos, Calif., the organization provides high-level safety, service and security to the people of California. With emphasis on the roadway safety and mobility of senior citizens, the organization has introduced several programs, such as Older Adults and Traffic Safety, Office of Traffic Safety Grant Programs and Older Californian Traffic Safety, to name a few. It has several divisions, such as administrative services division, information management division, office of the academy, planning division and other field divisions. The responsibilities handled by the agency includes vehicle abatement, motorcycle safety tips, accident investigation unit, community assistance, crime incident reporting system, EI protector, freeway service patrol and many more.

California Highway Patrol, established in 1929, is a state police agency with statewide jurisdiction that works towards the prevention of loss of life, injuries and property damage. It also provides services for managing traffic and emergency incidents and protecting public and state assets. The agency operates more than 100 offices across eight regions throughout the state. California Highway Patrol maintains administrative, information management, enforcement, and planning and analysis divisions. In addition, it has personnel management and department training units. The agency also has the Office of Legal Affairs, which is comprised of legal coordination and analysis units. California Highway Patrol supports several commercial industry education, crime prevention and drug recognition evaluator programs. It maintains a location in Le Grand, Calif.