General Info

The California Highway Patrol, governed by the State of California, is a law enforcement agency that assists with minimizing the loss of life, personal injury and property damage resulting from traffic collisions. The agency s field operations division offers services through the office of air operations, state terrorism threat assessment center and protective services units. It provides legal consultation, counseling, and information management and planning services. The California Highway Patrol offers commercial industry education, community assistance, crime prevention and drug recognition evaluator programs. In addition, the agency provides several types of various youth, senior citizen and community programs. It also administers state security and protective services divisions.