California Highway Patrol Blog
California Highway Patrol Blog 9/24/24 Photo by: LA dui Attorney Welcome, everyone my name is Humberto Reynoso, and this blog will be all about the California Highway Patrol , also known as the CHP. The California Highway Patrol is principal state police of the U .S.A state of California. The CHP was founded on August 14, 1929, by governor at the time C.C. Young . California was growing rapidly at the time and traffic law enforcement was in high need. The CHP has primary patrol jurisdiction over all California highways, roads, and streets outside city limits and can exercise law enforcement powers anywhere within the state. When people think of law enforcement all they think about is the police officers which is the biggest key component but not the only one. Behind all the CHP officers there is also CHP public safety dispatchers, public safety operators, ...