California Penal Code

§ 831.7

PEN § 831.7 Effective Jan 1, 2007Title 3 · Part 2 · Ch. 4.5

Statute text

(a)As used in this section, a custody assistant is a person who is a full-time employee, not a peace officer, employed by the county sheriff’s department who assists peace officer personnel in maintaining order and security in a custody detention, court detention, or station jail facility of the sheriff’s department. A custody assistant is responsible for maintaining custody of prisoners and performs tasks related to the operation of a local detention facility used for the detention of persons usually pending arraignment or upon court order either for their own safekeeping or for the specific purpose of serving a sentence therein. Custody assistants of the sheriff’s department shall be employees of, and under the authority of, the sheriff.

(b)A custody assistant has no right to carry or possess firearms in the performance of his or her prescribed duties.

(c)Each person described in this section as a custody assistant shall satisfactorily complete a training course specified by the sheriff’s department. In addition, each person designated as a custody assistant shall satisfactorily meet the minimum selection and training standards prescribed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation pursuant to Section 6035.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 468, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Applicable as provided in subd. (g).