California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5052

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 10, Sec. 39. Effective May 10, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 99 of Ch. 10.

Any officer or employee of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation designated in writing by the secretary, shall have the power of a head of a department pursuant to Article 2 (commencing at Section 11180) of Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2, of the Government Code.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 5052 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-7-administration-of-the-state-correctional-system/chapter-2-the-secretary-of-the-department-of-corrections-and-rehabilitation/section-5052

Other sections in Chapter 2 - The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

§ 5050§ 5051.2§ 5052§ 5054§ 5054.1§ 5054.2§ 5055§ 5055.5§ 5056§ 5056.1…§ 5065§ 5065.5§ 5066§ 5068§ 5068.5§ 5069§ 5070§ 5071§ 5072§ 5073

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