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CA SB1406
Bill
AI Summary
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Adds Napa County to the list of counties whose custodial officers are authorized to perform specific duties within detention facilities, contingent on a Napa County Board of Supervisors resolution.
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Authorizes Napa County custodial officers to arrest without warrant, search property and persons, conduct strip/body cavity searches, conduct warrant-based searches, segregate and classify prisoners.
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Restricts these expanded duties to activities involving inmates and their visitors only, prohibiting law enforcement activities involving other persons.
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Clarifies legislative intent that these duties reflect customary pre-1999 practices and remain subject to collective bargaining regarding officer compensation.
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Declares that Napa County requires a special statute due to its unique jurisdiction structure where the Department of Corrections, not the Sheriff's Department, oversees the county jail.
Legislative Description
Correctional Officers: Napa County.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 53, Statutes of 2014.
6/25/2014