STATE PROFILE: California

# California — LexisNexis / PSDEX State Profile

*Last updated: May 2026*

## The Short Version

California has more documented LexisNexis data-sharing relationships than any other state in this database. Despite a strong statewide sanctuary law (SB54), at least four confirmed law enforcement consortiums are contributing data to LexisNexis's Public Safety Data Exchange — and researchers have documented that this data reaches ICE through LexisNexis's federal contracts.

## The Sanctuary Law

California's Senate Bill 54 (2017), codified at Government Code § 7284, prohibits state and local law enforcement from using agency money or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest people for immigration enforcement purposes. It also restricts sharing personal information with federal immigration agencies. It is one of the strongest sanctuary laws in the US.

## The AVCC Consortium System

LexisNexis organized California law enforcement data-sharing through a consortium model, where a county sheriff or large agency holds a master contract and neighboring agencies join as sub-agencies. Each consortium collectively contributes CAD (dispatch), RMS (crime records), and jail booking data to the PSDEX database.

**Confirmed consortiums:** - **Orange County Sheriff's Department** — Lead agency for 50+ Orange County law enforcement agencies. Contract confirmed via Santa Ana City Clerk documents (Contract N-2023-294, Oct 2023). - **San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office** — Lead agency confirmed via Redlands PD WebLink document and a Clear Creek County, Colorado addendum that names SBCSO as lead agency. - **San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office** — Lead agency confirmed via Lathrop City Council staff report (Feb 2024), which explicitly names the arrangement as a 'Public Safety Data Exchange Consortium' covering all SJ County cities and the DA's office. - **Sacramento County Sheriff's Office / CVISS** — Lead agency for the Central Valley Information Sharing System (CVISS), which transitioned from its previous COPLINK system to LexisNexis AVCC. Sacramento County SO uploads completed crime reports to LexisNexis daily (confirmed on sacsheriff.com).

**Confirmed sub-agencies:** Santa Ana PD (OC consortium), Lathrop PD (SJ consortium), Elk Grove PD (CVISS/Sacramento consortium), Redlands PD (SB consortium).

## The Sanctuary Bypass

Santa Ana, a city of 310,000 residents that is approximately 90% Latino, has an active Welcoming City policy limiting ICE cooperation. Its police department is nonetheless a confirmed PSDEX contributor through the Orange County consortium. The data contributed — dispatch records, crime reports, jail bookings — is accessible to other PSDEX subscribers including federal agencies.

The mechanism: SB54 restricts *direct* sharing with ICE. It does not prohibit contributing data to a private company (LexisNexis), which then sells access to federal agencies. The law was written before this data-sharing model existed at scale.

## Other LexisNexis Products

- **BuyCrash**: Not statewide. California does NOT use LexisNexis BuyCrash via a state DOT contract (unlike Texas). Individual agencies may use it — San Diego PD uses LexisNexis eCrash for traffic collision report distribution. - **VINE**: California's statewide VINE is managed through the California State Sheriff's Association (CSSA) + Appriss. Whether the CSSA/Appriss contract contains a Risk Solutions clause is unknown — FOIA pending. - **Community Crime Map (CCM)**: Used by multiple CA agencies. CCM automatically syncs RMS data to LexisNexis. Whether CCM users also have PSDEX addenda is a separate question requiring individual FOIA per agency. - **DORS/Coplogic**: Fresno PD confirmed user (DORS contract since 2020, per MuckRock FOIA).

## Open Questions

1. Does the CA/CSSA Appriss VINE contract contain the Risk Solutions clause? 2. Which of the 50+ OC consortium agencies are individually named in the Schedule A? 3. Has Santa Ana PD renewed Contract N-2023-294 after its July 2024 expiration? 4. Are Sacramento PD, Stockton PD, and other CVISS cities individually signed on to the AVCC addendum?

## FOIA Targets

- CA CPRA (Gov. Code § 7920.5), 10 business days - OC Sheriff Records — full Schedule A list of consortium members - Sacramento County SO — CVISS/AVCC contract and any PSDEX addendum - CSSA — California VINE/Appriss contract