Title PEN, California Penal Code

Any person who in the commission of touting falsely uses the name of any official of the California Horse Racing Board, its inspectors or attachés, or of any official of any race track association, or the names of any owner, trainer, jockey or other person licensed by the Califor…

Any person who in the commission of touting obtains money in excess of nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) may, in addition to being prosecuted for the violation of any provision of this chapter, be prosecuted for the violation of Section 487 of this code. (Amended by Stats. 2009, …

Any person who has been convicted of touting, and the record of whose conviction on such charge is on file in the office of the California Horse Racing Board or in the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation or of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or any pers…

Any credential or license issued by the California Horse Racing Board to licensees, if used by the holder thereof for a purpose other than identification and in the performance of legitimate duties on a race track, shall be automatically revoked whether so used on or off a race t…

Any person other than the lawful holder thereof who has in his possession any credential or license issued by the California Horse Racing Board to licensees and any person who has a forged or simulated credential or license of said board in his possession, and who uses such crede…

Any person who uses any credential, other than a credential or license issued by the California Horse Racing Board, for the purpose of touting is guilty of touting, and if the credential has been forged shall be imprisoned as provided in this chapter, whether the offense was comm…

The executive director and chief of licensing and enforcement of the California Horse Racing Board shall coordinate a policy for the enforcement of this chapter with all other enforcement bureaus in the state in order to ensure prosecution of all persons who commit any offense ag…

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Maintaining an inmate’s family and community relationships is an effective correctional technique which reduces recidivism. (b) Enhancing visitor services increases the frequency and quality of visits, thereby discouraging vio…

The Department of Corrections shall contract with a private nonprofit agency or agencies to establish and operate a visitor center outside each state adult prison in California which has a population of more than 300 inmates. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 17, Sec. 1.)

Each visitor center shall provide, at a minimum, each of the following services to prison visitors: (a) Assistance to visitors with transportation between public transit terminals and prisons. (b) Child care for visitors’ children. (c) Emergency clothing. (d) Information on visit…

Each nonprofit agency which the department contracts with pursuant to Section 6351 shall submit to the department and to the Legislature an annual report which includes, but is not limited to, the following information: (a) A description of the barriers to visiting. (b) A quantit…

The Department of Corrections shall employ all the following criteria in selecting the agency or agencies with which it contracts pursuant to Section 6351: (a) The number and quality of services proposed in comparison to direct program costs. (b) Prior experience in establishing …

Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the department in developing additional programs or making all reasonable efforts to promote visits to prisoners. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 17, Sec. 1.)

The department shall cooperate with the Department of Transportation in the development of public transportation services to prisons, pursuant to Section 14035.9 of the Government Code and Section 99317.9 of the Public Utilities Code. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 603, Sec. 2.)