Government Code section 26643

When any prisoner dies or loses the legal capacity to make decisions, the sheriff shall make diligent effort to communicate the fact to friends or relatives of the prisoner, together with information on the state of the prisoner’s account.

Source: Section 26643, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=26643. (updated Jan. 1, 2015; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_26643

Original Source: Section 26643, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=26643. (last accessed May 12, 2025).