California Penal Code

§ 2606

PEN § 2606 Effective Jan 1, 2021Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)An individual incarcerated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who is transgender, nonbinary, or intersex, regardless of anatomy, shall:

(1)Be addressed in a manner consistent with the incarcerated individual’s gender identity.

(2)If lawfully searched, be searched according to the search policy for their gender identity or according to the gender designation of the facility where they are housed, based on the individual’s search preference. If the incarcerated individual’s preference or gender identity cannot be determined, the search shall be conducted according to the gender designation of the facility where they are housed.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 182, Sec. 4. (SB 132) Effective January 1, 2021.