California Penal Code

§ 2607

PEN § 2607 Effective Jan 1, 2024Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)An individual in custody of a state or local detention facility shall have the right to religious accommodation with respect to grooming, religious clothing, and headwear in observance of their sincerely held religious belief, at all times and throughout the facility, except if in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest with regard to institutional security that may impact the facility, staff, the individual, or others in custody. Religious grooming, clothing, and headwear accommodations shall only be denied when doing so would be the least restrictive means of furthering these governmental interests. This subdivision applies to each provision throughout this section.

(b)A facility shall do all of the following:

(1)(A) During the initial booking, intake, and classification process, facility staff shall ask each individual entering into their custody whether the individual practices a sincerely held religious belief that requires accommodation with respect to grooming, religious clothing, or religious headwear.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 388, Sec. 1. (SB 309) Effective January 1, 2024.