ACR 137
San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.
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Bill overview
This resolution officially designates a section of State Route 99 in San Joaquin County as the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway. It honors Deputy Dighton Little, who was killed in the line of duty in 1989, and requests the Department of Transportation to install signs recognizing this designation. The resolution will be funded by donations from non-state sources.
Key provisions
- Designates a portion of State Route 99 in San Joaquin County.
- Names the section of highway the ‘San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.’
- Requests the Department of Transportation to assess the cost of memorial signs.
- Authorizes the Department of Transportation to erect signs upon receiving donations.
- Specifies the section of highway to be designated: from the East Hammer Lane overpass to the Armstrong Road overpass.
Who is affected
- San Joaquin County
- Motorists traveling on State Route 99
- The Department of Transportation
Notable changes
- Establishes a permanent memorial to Deputy Dighton Little on State Route 99.
Fiscal impact
The resolution anticipates funding for signs through donations from nonstate sources.
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Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 137
CHAPTER 133
Relative to the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.
[ Filed with Secretary of State June 26, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 137, Ransom. San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route 99 in the County of San Joaquin as the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.
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Fiscal Committee: YES
Bill Text
WHEREAS, Dighton Little, the son of a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, was raised in Stockton, California, and graduated from Lincoln High School; and
WHEREAS, Dighton Little was sworn in as San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff in 1979. Deputy Little worked in the Custody Division, Patrol Division, Detective Division, and as a charter member of the county sheriffs Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team; and
WHEREAS, On October 20, 1989, the SWAT team was assigned to serve a search warrant for drugs in Ripon, California; and
WHEREAS, During the service of the warrant, an exchange of gunfire occurred, and Deputy Little was shot and killed; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Little is survived by his mother, father, and brother; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Little will be remembered for his hard work and dedication to professionalism in law enforcement, and will be profoundly missed by all; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route 99 from the East Hammer Lane overpass, at postmile 22.922, to the Armstrong Road overpass, at postmile 27.504, in the County of San Joaquin, as the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.