{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"8593.2","citation":"Gov. Code, § 8593.2","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6.5. Accessibility to Emergency Information and Services [8593. - 8594.16.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-7/article-6.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 72.   (AB 1516)   Effective January 1, 2018.","effective":"2018-01-01","html":"<p>The Office of Emergency Services shall investigate the feasibility of establishing a toll-free 800 telephone hotline, including TDD (telecommunications device for the deaf) accessibility, which would be accessible to the public, including deaf, hard-of-hearing, and non-English-speaking persons, for use during nonemergency and emergency periods to respond to inquiries about emergency preparedness and disaster status.</p>","text":"The Office of Emergency Services shall investigate the feasibility of establishing a toll-free 800 telephone hotline, including TDD (telecommunications device for the deaf) accessibility, which would be accessible to the public, including deaf, hard-of-hearing, and non-English-speaking persons, for use during nonemergency and emergency periods to respond to inquiries about emergency preparedness and disaster status.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/accessibility-to-emergency-information-and-services-8593-2","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}