California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4000

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.

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.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 4000 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-4-county-jails-farms-and-camps/chapter-1-county-jails/section-4000

Other sections in Chapter 1 - County Jails

§ 4000§ 4000.5§ 4001§ 4001.1§ 4001.2§ 4002§ 4002.5§ 4003§ 4004§ 4004.5…§ 4026§ 4027§ 4027.5§ 4028§ 4029§ 4030§ 4031§ 4032§ 4032.5§ 4033

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