CA Gov't Code Section 26638.8

The sheriff, through the chief deputy, court security services, shall prepare and present for approval by the superior court, as expressed by a majority vote of the judges, written policies prescribing procedures and methods for the adequate and prompt delivery of court security services. The policies shall contain such elements as the court may prescribe, including, but not limited to:

(a)

The transportation of prisoners in a manner which assures timely production at court hearings, within the limits of personnel resources at the disposal of the chief deputy, court security services.

(b)

The approval by individual superior court judges of the identity of bailiffs assigned on a regular or continuing basis to the courtrooms of those judges.

(c)

The organizational plan for the court security services unit in relation to the allocation of staffing levels to various functions of the court security services unit, within the limits of personnel resources at the disposal of the chief deputy, court security services, including the regular assignment of one bailiff to each permanent sitting judge, commissioner and referee.

(d)

The filling with reasonable dispatch of positions which become vacant due to employment termination, leave or incapacity; and, in the event of vacancies caused by the long-term incapacity of a sworn officer, that the sheriff make his or her best effort to assign the vacant position elsewhere within the department in a manner which makes available another sworn officer for court duties.

(e)

With the foregoing exceptions, the reservation of discretion to the chief deputy, court security services, to assign, direct, and control the personnel of his or her unit. Amendments of the policies shall be subject to advance approval by the court in the same manner as the court approves the original policies.