California Penal Code Section 4485.6

CA Penal Code § 4485.6 (2017)  

In order to be eligible to receive funds derived from the issuance of General Obligation Bonds under this title, a county shall do all of the following:

(a) Adopt a plan to prohibit the detention of all juveniles in county jails unless otherwise authorized by law.

(b) Demonstrate that it has adequate facilities for mentally ill inmates or detainees and for those persons arrested because of inebriation, or demonstrate that it has a plan for the provision of services to these persons.

(c) Demonstrate that it has utilized, to the greatest practicable extent, alternatives to jail incarceration such as sheriff’s work release under Section 4024. 2, own recognizance release, and weekend work programs.

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 12, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 52 at the June 3, 1986, election.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018