California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2780.5

Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 419, Sec. 1.

The Director of Corrections may, during declared fire emergencies, allow the Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to use prisoners for fire suppression efforts outside of the boundaries of California, not to exceed a distance in excess of 25 miles from the California border, along the borders of Oregon, Nevada, or Arizona.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 2780.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-1-imprisonment-of-male-prisoners-in-state-prisons/chapter-5-employment-of-prisoners/article-5-employment-in-public-parks-forests-etc/section-2780.5

Other sections in Article 5 - Employment in Public Parks, Forests, etc.

§ 2780§ 2780.1§ 2780.5§ 2780.6§ 2781§ 2782§ 2785§ 2786§ 2786.1§ 2786.5§ 2787§ 2788§ 2790§ 2791§ 2792

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