Penal Code section 831.6

(a)

A transportation officer is a public officer, not a peace officer, appointed on a contract basis by a peace officer to transport a prisoner or prisoners.

(b)

A transportation officer shall have the authority of a public officer, and shall have the right to carry or possess firearms, only while engaged in the transportation of a prisoner or prisoners for the duration of the contract.

(c)

Each person described in this section as a transportation officer shall, prior to the transportation of any prisoner, have satisfactorily completed the training course specified in Section 832.

(d)

A transportation officer may use reasonable force in establishing and maintaining custody of persons delivered to him or her by a peace officer.

Source: Section 831.6, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=831.­6.­ (updated Jul. 8, 1982; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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