California Highway Patrol
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 California Highway Patrol facts

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• state of California
• The CHP has patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and can also act as the state police
• The California State Legislature established the California Highway Patrol as a branch of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Public Works, with legislation signed by Governor C
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• Young on August 14, 1929
• It was reestablished as a separate department by Governor Earl Warren in 1947
• The CHP gradually assumed increased responsibility beyond the enforcement of the State Vehicle Act and eventually merged with the smaller California State Police in 1995
• It is currently organized as part of the California State Transportation Agency (CALSTA)
• In addition to its highway patrol duties, the CHP also provides other services including protecting state buildings and facilities (most notably the California State Capitol) and bodyguarding state officials