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CA SB1406

Bill

Status

Passed

6/25/2014

Primary Sponsor

Lois Wolk

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Restricts these expanded duties to activities involving inmates and their visitors only, prohibiting law enforcement activities involving other persons.

  • Clarifies legislative intent that these duties reflect customary pre-1999 practices and remain subject to collective bargaining regarding officer compensation.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Public Safety5/15/2014
Public Safety4/3/2014
Rules2/21/2014

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