California Code
PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY
TITLE 5 - OFFENSES RELATING TO PRISONS AND PRISONERS

CHAPTER 1 - Offenses by Prisoners

Section 4500. - 4500. Every person while undergoing a life sentence, who is...

Section 4501. - 4501. (a) Except as provided in Section 4500, every person...

Section 4501.1. - 4501.1. (a) Every person confined in the state prison who...

Section 4501.5. - 4501.5. Every person confined in a state prison of this...

Section 4502. - 4502. (a) Every person who, while at or confined in...

Section 4503. - 4503. Any person confined therein who holds as hostage any...

Section 4504. - 4504. For purposes of this chapter: (a) A person is...

CHAPTER 2 - Escapes and Rescues

ARTICLE 1 - Escapes

Section 4530. - 4530. (a) Every prisoner confined in a state prison who,...

Section 4532. - 4532. (a) (1) Every prisoner arrested and booked for, charged...

Section 4533. - 4533. Every keeper of a prison, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or...

Section 4534. - 4534. Any person who willfully assists any paroled prisoner whose...

Section 4535. - 4535. Every person who carries or sends into a prison...

Section 4536. - 4536. (a) Every person committed to a state hospital or...

Section 4536.5. - 4536.5. The medical director or person in charge of a...

Section 4537. - 4537. (a) The person in charge of any secure detention...

ARTICLE 2 - Rescues

Section 4550. - 4550. Every person who rescues or attempts to rescue, or...

CHAPTER 3 - Unauthorized Communications With Prisons and Prisoners

Section 4570. - 4570. Every person who, without the permission of the warden...

Section 4570.1. - 4570.1. Every person who, without permission of the peace officer...

Section 4570.5. - 4570.5. Every person who falsely indentifies himself either verbally or...

Section 4571. - 4571. Every person who, having been previously convicted of a...

Section 4573. - 4573. (a) Except when otherwise authorized by law, or when...

Section 4573.5. - 4573.5. Any person who knowingly brings into any state prison...

Section 4573.6. - 4573.6. (a) Any person who knowingly has in his or...

Section 4573.8. - 4573.8. Any person who knowingly has in his or her...

Section 4573.9. - 4573.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person,...

Section 4574. - 4574. (a) Except when otherwise authorized by law, or when...

Section 4575. - 4575. (a) Any person in a local correctional facility who...

Section 4576. - 4576. (a) Except as otherwise authorized by law, or when...

Section 4577. - 4577. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and...

CHAPTER 4 - Demolishing Prisons and Jails

Section 4600. - 4600. (a) Every person who willfully and intentionally breaks down,...

CHAPTER 5 - Trials of Prisoners

Section 4700.1. - 4700.1. For any trial or hearing referred to in Section...

Section 4701. - 4701. The jurisdiction of a criminal action for escaping from...

Section 4702. - 4702. Whenever any prisoner confined in a jail established and...

Section 4703. - 4703. With the concurrence of the Attorney General, the district...

CHAPTER 6 - Local Expenses

Section 4750. - 4750. A city, county, or superior court shall be entitled...

Section 4751. - 4751. Costs incurred by a city or county include all...

Section 4751.5. - 4751.5. Costs incurred by a superior court include all of...

Section 4752. - 4752. As used in this chapter, reasonable and necessary costs...

Section 4753. - 4753. A city or county shall designate an officer or...

Section 4753.5. - 4753.5. A superior court shall prepare a statement of costs...

Section 4754. - 4754. As used in this chapter, “prisoner” means any person...

Section 4755. - 4755. Whenever a person has entered upon a term of...

Section 4758. - 4758. (a) A county shall be entitled to reimbursement for...