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Bill Text  - AB-1622 Electrified security fences.
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                     AB-1622 Electrified security fences. (2025-2026)
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               Date Published: 08/27/2026 09:00 PM
AB1622:v97#DOCUMENT
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                Assembly Bill
                        No. 1622
                      CHAPTER 129       An act to amend and repeal Section 835 of the Civil Code, relating to electrified security fences.
                  [
                Approved  by
                Governor
                 August 27, 2026.
                Filed with
                Secretary of State
                 August 27, 2026.
                       ]
                    LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST     AB 1622, Blanca Rubio.
                          Electrified security fences.     Existing law, until January 1, 2028, authorizes an owner of real property to install and operate on their property an electrified security fence that is powered by an electrical energizer, driven by solar-charged batteries of no more than 12 volts of direct current, and used to protect and secure manufacturing or industrial property, or property zoned under another designation, but legally authorized to be used for a commercial purpose that stores, parks, services, sells, or rents vehicles or other materials, subject to specified conditions. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or city and county from prohibiting or conditioning the installation of an electrified security fence, as described above, except for requiring an administrative permit to confirm a fence abutting a property in residential use, or within 300 feet of a public park, childcare facility, recreation center, community
		center, or school facility, meets certain requirements. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2028.  Existing law, starting January 1, 2028, authorizes an owner of real property to install and operate on their property an electrified security fence that is powered by an electrical energizer, and used to protect and secure commercial, manufacturing, or industrial property, or property zoned under another designation, but legally authorized to be used for a commercial, manufacturing, or industrial purpose, subject to specified conditions and subject to prohibitions imposed by a city, county, or city and county through a local ordinance.  This bill would indefinitely extend the operation of the electrified security fence provisions subject to repeal on January 1, 2028, and would repeal the provisions that become operative on January 1, 2028.  The bill would
		include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.     Digest Key
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       NO        Bill Text     The people of the State of California do enact as follows:      SECTION 1.  Section 835 of the Civil Code, as amended by Section 23 of Chapter 67 of the Statutes of 2025, is amended to read:       835.  (a) As used in this chapter, “electrified security fence” means any fence, other than an electrified fence as defined in Section 17151 of the Food and Agricultural Code, that meets the following requirements:  (1) The electrified security fence is powered by an electrical energizer, driven by solar-charged batteries of no more than 12 volts of direct current, with both of the following output characteristics:  (A) The impulse repetition rate does not exceed 1 hertz (hz).  (B) The impulse duration does not exceed 10 milliseconds, or   10 / 1000   of a
				  second.  (2) The electrified security fence is used to protect and secure manufacturing or industrial property, or property zoned under another designation, but legally authorized to be used for a commercial purpose that stores, parks, services, sells, or rents vehicles, vessels, equipment, materials, freight, or utility infrastructure within an outdoor lot or yard, provided that the secured area does not include any existing residential or hospitality uses.  (b) An owner of real property may install and operate an electrified security fence on their property, subject to all of the following:  (1) The property is not located in a residential zone and falls within the description of property described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).  (2) The electrified
				  security fence meets the standards and specifications of the International Electrotechnical Commission for electric security fence energizers in “International Standard IEC 60335, Part 2-76:2018.”  (3) The electrified security fence is identified by prominently placed warning signs that are legible from both sides of the fence. At a minimum, the warning signs shall meet all of the following criteria:  (A) The warning signs are placed at each gate and access point, and at intervals along the electrified security fence not exceeding 30 feet.  (B) The warning signs are adjacent to any other signs relating to chemical, radiological, or biological hazards.  (C) The warning signs are marked with a written warning or a commonly recognized symbol for shock, a
				  written warning or a commonly recognized symbol to warn people with pacemakers, and a written warning or commonly recognized symbol about the danger of touching the electrified security fence in wet conditions.  (4) The height of the electrified security fence does not exceed 10 feet or 2 feet higher than an existing nonelectrified perimeter fence or wall, whichever is greater. The electrified security fence shall be located behind a nonelectrified perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five feet in height.  (5) The electrified security fence includes a device that enables first responders to deactivate the electrified security fence in response to an emergency, if utilized by a city, county, or city and county.  (c) The electrified security fence may interface with a monitored alarm device in a manner that
				  enables the alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon the business, a monitoring service, or both the business and a monitoring service, in response to an intrusion or burglary.  (d) (1) An owner of real property not specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall not install or operate an electrified security fence where a local ordinance prohibits the installation or operation of an electrified security fence. A local ordinance may prohibit the installation and operation of an electrified security fence that does not comply with subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive. A local ordinance that prohibits or regulates only the installation or operation of an electrified fence as defined in Section 17151 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall not be construed to apply to an electrified security fence.  (2) For property specified under paragraph (2) of
				  subdivision (a), and in compliance with subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, a city, county, or city and county ordinance, regulation, or code shall not prohibit the installation and operation of an electrified security fence, nor require a permit or approval that is in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the city, county, or city and county. A city, county, or city and county may require an administrative permit confirming the fence meets the requirements of this section if it is on a property abutting a property in residential use, or within 300 feet of a public park, childcare facility, recreation center, community center, or school facility.  (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the authority of a jurisdiction to adopt and enforce an ordinance relating to nonelectrified perimeter fences or walls as legally authorized, if applicable.  SEC. 2.  Section 835 of the Civil Code, as added by Section 2 of Chapter 235 of the Statutes of 2024, is repealed.       SEC. 3.  The Legislature finds and declares that uniformity of standards in the permitting of electrified security fences that meet the criteria of Section 835 of the Civil Code is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Sections 1 and 2 of this act amending and repealing Section 835 of the Civil Code apply to all cities, including charter cities.