AB 425, as introduced, Melendez. County jails.
Existing law provides that a county jail is kept by the sheriff of the county in which the jail is situated and is to be used for specified purposes, including for the confinement for persons sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail upon a criminal conviction.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 4000 of the Penal Code is amended to
2read:
The common jails in the several counties of this state
4are kept by the sheriffs of the counties in which they are
5respectively situated, and are used as follows:
61. For the detention of persons committed in order to secure
7their attendance as witnesses in criminalbegin delete cases;end deletebegin insert cases.end insert
82. For the detention of persons charged with crime and
9committed forbegin delete trial;end deletebegin insert trial.end insert
P2 13. For the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or
2upon civil process, or by other authority ofbegin delete law;end deletebegin insert law.end insert
34. For the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment
4therein upon a conviction for crime.
55. For the confinement of persons pursuant to subdivision (b)
6of Section 3454 for a violation of the terms and conditions of their
7postrelease community supervision.
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