California § 4000. 4000. (Amended by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 12, Sec. 34.)

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§ 4000. — 4000. (Amended by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 12, Sec. 34.)

California § 4000.

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Part 3.TITLE 4. COUNTY JAILS, FARMS AND CAMPS

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. County Jails

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The common jails in the several counties of this state are kept by the sheriffs of the counties in which they are respectively situated, and are used as follows:

1.For the detention of persons committed in order to secure their attendance as witnesses in criminal cases;

2.For the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial;

3.For the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by other authority of law;

4.For the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment therein upon a conviction for crime.

5.For the confinement of persons pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3454 for a violation of the terms and conditions of their postrelease community supervision.

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The common jails in the several counties of this state are kept by the sheriffs of the counties in which they are respectively situated, and are used as follows:
1.
For the detention of persons committed in order to secure their attendance as witnesses in criminal cases;
2.
For the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial;
3.
For the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by other authority of law;
4.
For the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment
therein upon a conviction for crime.
5.
For the confinement of persons pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3454 for a violation of the terms and conditions of their postrelease community supervision.

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Amended by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 12, Sec. 34. (AB 17 1x) Effective September 21, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 46 of Ch. 12.

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4000.5. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 897, Sec. 44.)

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