Government Code section 26610

The sheriff of any county which maintains a jail in another county has the same control and supervision of the property, personnel, and inmates that he would have if the jail were located within the boundaries of the county which maintains it.

Source: Section 26610, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=26610. (updated Jan. 1, 1947; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_26610

Original Source: Section 26610, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=26610. (last accessed May 12, 2025).