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The Fire Department protects the lives of Los Angeles County residents, the environment, and property within its 2,280-square-mile jurisdiction. The department provides prompt, skillful, and cost-effective fire protection and life-saving services to nearly 4 million residents in 57 cities and all unincorporated County areas. Within its current budget is a major departmental reorganization to enhance community service, including the addition of seven community services representatives.
According to the passage, the Fire Department is
The term "certified" used in the phrase "Certified Farmers' Markets" means that the produce is brought to the market straight from the farm, either by the farmer personally or by an employee. Only California grown produce may be certified. Los Angeles County agricultural inspectors visit and certify participating farms growing crops locally. They inspect the markets and review all farmers' papers for accuracy, thereby certifying that the farmers are selling only what they, themselves, have grown.
Based on the information provided, which of the following statements is CORRECT?
California law requires that all dogs over the age of four months be licensed as a rabies control measure. Making sure your dog has its current license attached to its collar is also your best insurance of having your dog returned to you in case the dog becomes lost or gets out of your yard. The dog license also lets the Animal Care and Control Department staff know if your pet is currently vaccinated against rabies. The money received from dog license fees helps the department continue to provide quality animal care and control services 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
The passage implies that
Library customers may ask the librarians at the reference desk for information on borrowing books from other public library agencies. Cooperative agreements between the County of Los Angeles Public Library and local and national libraries allow County residents to obtain books and other materials that are not listed in the County Library catalog. Library customers will need to have a valid County Library card to request materials through the InterLibrary Loan (ILL) program. There is a $3.00 non-refundable handling fee per item to place an ILL request.
Based on the information provided,
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' Pet Adoption Program was started in December of 1995. Each Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors' Meeting, a Supervisor highlights an animal in need of a home from one of Los Angeles County's six Animal Care Centers. Information is provided about the animal, including the sex, breed, and age. A telephone number is provided so that anyone interested in adopting the animal can call to obtain more information. To date, more than 389 dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, rabbits, and guinea pigs have been placed into new homes thanks to this special program.
Based on the information provided,
In accordance with federal law and local ordinance, Los Angeles County provides voter registration information, election materials and oral assistance in six languages other than English (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese). Voters who request election materials in one of these languages will be mailed a translated sample ballot for all Los Angeles County-conducted elections. Additionally, poll locations that have been identified as requiring oral language assistance are supplied with translated voting materials and staffed with bilingual-speaking pollworkers whenever possible. Signs are posted in those poll locations identifying the language(s) spoken.
Based on the information provided, which of the following statements is CORRECT?
Computers may not make mistakes, but people programming them sometimes do. During a recent survey, Weights and Measures inspectors were overcharged by store scanners on more than one out of two items they purchased at retail and grocery stores. To protect consumers, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that increases the number of inspectors monitoring scanner accuracy, sets up a toll-free number for consumers to report overcharges, and requires stores to post the toll-free number near the checkout stand. Under this new law, stores that are repeat offenders for overcharging consumers must also post convictions notices on the front of the store.
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The Sheriff Department's Evidence Control Section (ECS) provides evidence pickup and delivery service, whether directly to law enforcement agencies, sheriff's stations, police departments and highway patrol agencies, or indirectly via the Scientific Services Bureau regional laboratories. Last year, the ECS handled more than 110,000 receipted evidence submissions and traveled more than 208,000 miles in the process. The section is responsible for maintaining a strict chain of custody, security, and records, and for providing assistance and information involving the gathering, storing, and processing of all evidence submitted to the Bureau.
Based on the information provided,
It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons qualified for jury service shall have an equal opportunity to be considered for service as criminal grand jurors in the county in which they reside, and that they have an obligation to serve when summoned for that purpose. All persons selected for the Criminal Grand Jury shall be selected at random and shall be reasonably representative of a cross section of the population that is eligible for jury service in the county. For this reason, there is no mileage limitation for the Criminal Grand Jury and no excuse will be granted because of the distance from the courthouse or inconvenience to the juror.
Based on the information provided,
The Fire Investigation Unit conducts investigations of major alarm fires and other fires when mandated by Department policy. In addition, they investigate those fires that appear to be of significance in Fire Prevention practices. They interview witnesses, collect and preserve evidence, write reports and maintain comprehensive files on fires investigated. The Unit also conducts training programs for Departmental personnel. As part of their duties, and as a consequence of their investigations, they are required to testify in both criminal and civil court cases. Because some fires investigated are of suspicious origin, this unit must work very closely with the Sheriff Department's Arson/Explosive Detail as well as other law enforcement agencies.
According to the passage, the Fire Investigation Unit
The County of Los Angeles Air Quality-Rideshare Program complies with County Ordinance 90-0033U, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 2202 Employee Commute Program, and the Federal Clean Air Act. Our mission is to promote ridesharing and telework as a workplace strategy that reduces traffic congestion, air pollution, and commuter costs. The Chief Administrative Office sets program policy and coordinates implementation of uniform procedures through a Countywide Coordinator Network. The County Labor-Management Advisory Committee has oversight responsibility for Civic Center rideshare strategies and achievement of regional air quality/rideshare goals.
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The County of Los Angeles historically has played a leadership role in pursuing aggressive outreach efforts to promote and include minority, women, disadvantaged and disabled veteran-owned businesses in County contracting. To further these efforts, the County established the Community Business Enterprise (CBE) Program, which is designed to ensure that minority, women, disadvantaged and disabled veteran-owned firms have access to all County contracting opportunities. The Board of Supervisors established a Countywide goal of 25% CBE participation for dollars awarded in all construction, commodities, and service contracts. The Board has assigned management of the County's CBE Program to the Office of Affirmative Action Compliance (OAAC).
Based on the information provided,
No one is above the law, especially those who are sworn to uphold it. Those who are charged with enforcing the laws of the State of California must themselves scrupulously obey the law. They must lead by example, and that example must be based on principles of honesty, integrity, credibility, and accountability. When judges, attorneys, police officers, and others working in the justice system break the law, they must be held accountable for their actions. The District Attorney created the Justice System Integrity Division (JSID), a team of highly experienced prosecutors and investigators, to ensure just that. JSID - with enhanced cooperation from local and federal agencies - provides the resources to detect, investigate, and prosecute criminal misconduct among those sworn to uphold the law. By doing so, JSID deters criminal wrongdoing and helps raise confidence in law enforcement, the courts, and the justice system in general.
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The Dispute Settlement Service (DSS) offers a fast, convenient, and free alternative to the time consuming process of using the crowded courts to resolve disputes. The parties can still go to court if a resolution cannot be reached. Mediation is scheduled at a time and place convenient for both parties, or is conducted through telephone conciliation. When one party decides to mediate, DSS will contact the other party in the dispute, explain the mediation process, and invite them to participate. The DSS will work to resolve most conflicts between consumer and vendors, landlords and tenants, neighbors, businesses, real estate and homeowner/condominium associations. It does not accept cases involving criminal acts, malpractice, and family law.
The passage suggests that Dispute Settlement Services
Hundreds of thousands of bad checks are passed in Los Angeles County every year. Merchants lose millions of dollars to bad check activity while consumers share in these losses through higher prices. Everyone bears the additional cost of law enforcement efforts and prosecution of bad check cases in Los Angeles County. To combat this problem, the District Attorney's Office has created a dynamic program to track down bad check writers and recover losses for their victims. A check writer who qualifies for the new Bad Check Restitution Program is temporarily "diverted" from criminal prosecution and given an opportunity to make good on the check. Successful completion of the program requires attendance at an eight-hour intervention class designed to address underlying behavioral issues that cause bad check activity. Cases on check writers who fail to fully repay their victims are reviewed for possible criminal filing. This diversion opportunity, coupled with the possibility of criminal prosecution, deters bad check writers from future offenses.
Based on the information provided,