California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26643

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 23. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.

When any prisoner dies or loses the legal capacity to make decisions, the sheriff shall make diligent effort to communicate the fact to friends or relatives of the prisoner, together with information on the state of the prisoner’s account.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 26643 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-2-sheriff/article-2-prisoners-property/section-26643

Other sections in Article 2 - Prisoners’ Property

§ 26640§ 26641§ 26642§ 26643§ 26644§ 26645§ 26646

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