California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26600

Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.

The sheriff shall preserve peace, and to accomplish this object may sponsor, supervise, or participate in any project of crime prevention, rehabilitation of persons previously convicted of crime, or the suppression of delinquency.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 26600 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-2-sheriff/article-1-duties/section-26600

Other sections in Article 1 - Duties

§ 26600§ 26601§ 26602§ 26604§ 26605§ 26605.1§ 26605.5§ 26605.6§ 26605.7§ 26605.8…§ 26610§ 26611§ 26612§ 26613§ 26614§ 26614.5§ 26614.6§ 26614.7§ 26615§ 26616

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