BILL NUMBER: AB 2571INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Silva FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Section 830 of the Penal Code, relating to peace officers. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2571, as introduced, Silva. Peace officers. Existing law provides that certain persons are peace officers, such as deputy sheriffs and members of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and no persons other than those designated by those provisions are peace officers. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 830 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 830. Any person who comes within the provisions of this chapter and who otherwise meets all standards imposed by law on a peace officer is a peace officer, and notwithstanding any other provision of law,noa person other than those designated in this chapter is not a peace officer. The restriction of peace officer functions of any public officer or employee shall not affect his or her status for purposes of retirement.