{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"4157","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 4157","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4001. - 4958.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 2. PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4101. - 4789.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Prevention and Control of Forest Fires [4101. - 4209.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Firewardens and Firefighting Personnel [4151. - 4157.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-1/article-5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 57.   (SB 272)   Effective July 23, 2021.","effective":"2021-07-23","html":"<p>When the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers pursuant to Section <a href=\"/prc/4156\">4156</a> arrests a person for a violation of this article or for a violation of a law relating to forest or fire protection that is not a felony, the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers may immediately release the arrested person from their custody in the manner and under the conditions that are set forth in Section <a href=\"/pen/853.6\">853.6</a> of the Penal Code.</p>","text":"When the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers pursuant to Section 4156 arrests a person for a violation of this article or for a violation of a law relating to forest or fire protection that is not a felony, the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers may immediately release the arrested person from their custody in the manner and under the conditions that are set forth in Section 853.6 of the Penal Code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/firewardens-and-firefighting-personnel-4157","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}