California Penal Code

§ 5009

PEN § 5009 Effective Jan 1, 2024Title 7 · Part 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that all prisoners shall be afforded reasonable opportunities to exercise religious freedom.

(2)It is the intent of the Legislature that all prisoners shall be afforded religious grooming, clothing, and headwear accommodations in accordance with Section 2607.

(b)(1) Except in extraordinary circumstances, upon the transfer of an inmate to another state prison institution, any member of the clergy or spiritual adviser who has been previously authorized by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to visit that inmate shall be granted visitation privileges at the institution to which the inmate is transferred within 72 hours of the transfer.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 388, Sec. 4. (SB 309) Effective January 1, 2024.