California Penal Code

§ 2690.5

PEN § 2690.5 Effective Jan 1, 2014Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)The superior court of the county in which a requesting district attorney or peace officer has jurisdiction may order the temporary removal of a prisoner from a state prison facility, and his or her transportation to a county or city jail, if a legitimate law enforcement purpose exists to move the prisoner. An order for the temporary removal of a prisoner may be issued, at the discretion of the court, upon a finding of good cause in an affidavit by the requesting district attorney or peace officer stating that the law enforcement purpose is legitimate and necessary. The order for the temporary removal of a prisoner to a county or city jail shall not exceed 30 days. Extensions of an order may be granted, but only upon application for an extension made in accordance with this section. The period of extension shall be no longer than the authorizing judge deems necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was granted, and shall not exceed an additional 30-day period beyond the initial period specified in the order for temporary removal.

(b)An order for the temporary removal of a prisoner shall include all of the following:

(1)A recitation of the purposes for which the prisoner is to be brought to the county or city jail.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 56, Sec. 1. (SB 162) Effective January 1, 2014.