Most likely he is. 3301 of the Government Code (which is the beginning of the POBOR statues) defines by reference to the PC who is a peace officer. You have to indicate what department we're talking about, but pretty much, all those on the line side, even those at the top of the chain of commands, provided are covered.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/di...file=3300-3313