TITLE 5. OFFENSES RELATING TO PRISONS AND PRISONERS [4500. - 4758.]
Title 5 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106.
§§ 4500–4758 · 43 sections
CHAPTER 1. Offenses by Prisoners §§ 4500–4504 · 7 sections
- § 4500 Every person while undergoing a life sentence, who is sentenced to state prison within this state, and who, with malice aforethought, commits an assault upon…
- § 4501 (a) Except as provided in Section 4500, every person confined in the state prison of this state who commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly…
- § 4501.1 (a) Every person confined in the state prison who commits a battery by gassing upon the person of any peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with…
- § 4501.5 Every person confined in a state prison of this state who commits a battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself a person confined therein…
- § 4502 (a) Every person who, while at or confined in any penal institution, while being conveyed to or from any penal institution, or while under the custody of…
- § 4503 Any person confined therein who holds as hostage any person within any prison or facility under the jurisdiction of the Director of Corrections, or who by…
- § 4504 For purposes of this chapter: (a) A person is deemed confined in a “state prison” if he or she is confined in any of the prisons and institutions specified in…
CHAPTER 2. Escapes and Rescues §§ 4530–4550 · 9 sections
ARTICLE 1. Escapes §§ 4530–4537 · 8 sections
- § 4530 (a) Every prisoner confined in a state prison who, by force or violence, escapes or attempts to escape therefrom and every prisoner committed to a state prison…
- § 4532 (a) (1) Every prisoner arrested and booked for, charged with, or convicted of a misdemeanor, and every person committed under the terms of Section 5654, 5656,…
- § 4533 Every keeper of a prison, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or jailer, or person employed as a guard, who fraudulently contrives, procures, aids, connives at, or…
- § 4534 Any person who willfully assists any paroled prisoner whose parole has been revoked, any escapee, any prisoner confined in any prison or jail, or any person in…
- § 4535 Every person who carries or sends into a prison or jail anything useful to aid a prisoner or inmate in making his escape, with intent thereby to facilitate the…
- § 4536 (a) Every person committed to a state hospital or other public or private mental health facility as a mentally disordered sex offender, who escapes from or who…
- § 4536.5 The medical director or person in charge of a state hospital or other public or private mental health facility to which a person has been committed under the…
- § 4537 (a) The person in charge of any secure detention facility, including, but not limited to, a prison, a juvenile hall, a county jail, or any institution under…
ARTICLE 2. Rescues § 4550 · 1 section
- § 4550 Every person who rescues or attempts to rescue, or aids another person in rescuing or attempting to rescue any prisoner from any prison, or prison road camp or…
CHAPTER 3. Unauthorized Communications With Prisons and Prisoners §§ 4570–4577 · 13 sections
- § 4570 Every person who, without the permission of the warden or other officer in charge of any State prison, or prison road camp, or prison forestry camp, or other…
- § 4570.1 Every person who, without permission of the peace officer or corrections officer in charge of any vehicle, bus, van or automobile used for the transportation…
- § 4570.5 Every person who falsely indentifies himself either verbally or by presenting any fraudulent written instrument to prison officials, officers, or employees of…
- § 4571 Every person who, having been previously convicted of a felony and confined in any State prison in this State, without the consent of the warden or other…
- § 4573 (a) Except when otherwise authorized by law, or when authorized by the person in charge of the prison or other institution referred to in this section or by an…
- § 4573.5 Any person who knowingly brings into any state prison or other institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, or into any prison camp,…
- § 4573.6 (a) Any person who knowingly has in his or her possession in any state prison, prison road camp, prison forestry camp, or other prison camp or prison farm or…
- § 4573.8 Any person who knowingly has in his or her possession in any state prison, prison road camp, prison forestry camp, or other prison camp or prison farm or any…
- § 4573.9 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person, other than a person held in custody, who sells, furnishes, administers, or gives away, or offers to…
- § 4574 (a) Except when otherwise authorized by law, or when authorized by the person in charge of the prison or other institution referred to in this section or by an…
- § 4575 (a) Any person in a local correctional facility who possesses a wireless communication device, including, but not limited to, a cellular telephone, pager, or…
- § 4576 (a) Except as otherwise authorized by law, or when authorized by either the person in charge of the prison or other institution under the jurisdiction of the…
- § 4577 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds…
CHAPTER 4. Demolishing Prisons and Jails § 4600 · 1 section
- § 4600 (a) Every person who willfully and intentionally breaks down, pulls down, or otherwise destroys or injures any jail, prison, or any public property in any jail…
CHAPTER 5. Trials of Prisoners §§ 4700.1–4703 · 4 sections
- § 4700.1 For any trial or hearing referred to in Section 4750, the sheriff of the county where such trial or hearing is had and the person in charge of the prison may…
- § 4701 The jurisdiction of a criminal action for escaping from any State prison is in any county of the State.
- § 4702 Whenever any prisoner confined in a jail established and maintained by the sheriff in another county, is tried for any offense committed in such jail or for…
- § 4703 With the concurrence of the Attorney General, the district attorney may transfer the responsibility for the prosecution of any crime committed by prisoners in…
CHAPTER 6. Local Expenses §§ 4750–4758 · 9 sections
- § 4750 A city, county, or superior court shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary costs connected with state prisons or prisoners in connection…
- § 4751 Costs incurred by a city or county include all of the following: (a) Costs of law enforcement agencies in connection with any matter set forth in Section 4750,…
- § 4751.5 Costs incurred by a superior court include all of the following: (a) Costs of any trial or hearing of any matter set forth in Section 4750, including costs for…
- § 4752 As used in this chapter, reasonable and necessary costs shall be based upon all operating costs, including the cost of elected officials, except superior court…
- § 4753 A city or county shall designate an officer or agency to prepare a statement of costs that shall be reimbursed under this chapter. The statement shall be sent…
- § 4753.5 A superior court shall prepare a statement of costs that shall be reimbursed under this chapter. The state may not include any costs that are incurred by a…
- § 4754 As used in this chapter, “prisoner” means any person committed to a state prison, including a person who has been transferred to any other facility, has…
- § 4755 Whenever a person has entered upon a term of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution, and whenever during the continuance of the term of…
- § 4758 (a) A county shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the county with respect to an inmate housed and treated at a…