Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The sheriff in attendance upon court shall act as the crier thereof. He shall call the parties and witnesses and all other persons bound to appear at the court and make proclamation of the opening and adjournment of the court and of any other matter under its direction.

The sheriff may supply ambulance service within the county to any person if all of the following conditions exist: (a) The person has been rendered so desperately ill, whether by sudden sickness or accident, that immediate hospitalization is necessary in order to save life or lim…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 29601 the board of supervisors in a county having a population in excess of 3,000,000 may authorize the sheriff to enforce the provisions of the Vehicle Code in the unincorporated area of such county but only upon county highways. The exp…

The board of supervisors of a county may authorize the sheriff to search for and rescue persons who are lost or are in danger of their lives within or in the immediate vicinity of the county. The expense incurred by the sheriff in the performance of those duties shall be a proper…

The county or city and county of residence of a person searched for or rescued by the sheriff under the authority of Section 26614 shall pay to the county or city and county conducting such search or rescue, in any case where the expenses thereof exceed one hundred dollars ($100)…

(a) Notwithstanding Article 8 (commencing with Section 53150) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, whenever a county or city and county is billed for a search or rescue of one of its residents who is 16 years of age or older by another county or city and county, the c…

(a) Notwithstanding Article 8 (commencing with Section 53150) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, when a person 16 years of age or older is a resident of a county or city and county that conducts a search or rescue of that person, that person shall pay the county or …

The sheriff shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, a directory of specially trained dogs or dog teams with proven ability in search and rescue operations as one of the possible methods to be used under the authority of Section 26614. The directory shall include, but not be li…

Upon the application of a licensee under the Private Investigator and Adjuster Act (commencing with Section 7500 of the Business and Professions Code), the sheriff shall furnish such licensee with a report stating whether any employee, or proposed employee, of such licensee has e…

The office of county director of emergency services shall be held ex officio by the county sheriff.

The county director of emergency services shall have the duties prescribed by state law and executive order, the California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement, mutual aid operational plans adopted pursuant thereto, and by county ordinances and resolutions.

The provisions of this article shall become operative in any county only upon their adoption by a resolution passed by unanimous vote of the board of supervisors thereof at a regular meeting at which all members are present. Such resolution may be repealed by the board of supervi…

In the event the board of supervisors elects to require that the sheriff perform the additional services authorized by this article it shall have the authority and it shall be its duty to provide by proper appropriations for any additional personnel, equipment, supplies or expens…

In the event the board of supervisors elects to make the provisions of this chapter operative, it may provide for the payment to the county director of emergency services of such compensation as it may deem proper. The board of supervisors may elect to provide such compensation u…

There is a court security bureau within the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department to serve the superior court. The relationship between the sheriff’s department and the court security bureau shall be similar to that which exists between the Sheriff’s Department of Contra Costa…

There is a Court Security Oversight Committee consisting of five superior court judges appointed by the presiding judge. The duties of the committee shall be those prescribed by this article, and include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) To approve all transfers out of …

(a) The sheriff shall be the appointing authority for all court security bureau positions and employees. (b) The selection, appointment, and removal of management heads of the court security bureau shall be made by a majority vote of the superior court judges of Contra Costa Coun…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the sheriff through the court security bureau commander shall make all transfers within the court security bureau consistent with existing personnel policies of the sheriff, memoranda of understanding, if any, and other county …

An employee of the sheriff’s office who desires to transfer into the office of court services shall make application through the appropriate division to the court security bureau commander. That employee, if approved by the Court Security Oversight Committee for transfer to the c…

All sworn permanent employees assigned to the court security bureau shall be required to meet those requirements of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training imposed on all marshal’s departments in California.

The courtroom assignment of bailiffs in the Los Angeles County Superior Court shall be determined by the presiding judge and the bailiff’s management representative; or their designees. Any new bailiff assignments shall be made only after consultation with the affected judge or c…

The sheriff shall take charge of, safely keep, and keep a correct account of, all money and valuables found on each prisoner when delivered at the county jail. Except when otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, the sheriff shall pay such money or sums therefrom a…

When any prisoner is removed to a state hospital or to a state prison or is released to the custody of an officer of another jurisdiction, his money and valuables or the remainder shall be transmitted to the hospital or prison or entrusted to the officer for the prisoner’s accoun…

The sheriff shall pay into the general fund for the use and benefit of the county any money of a prisoner or the proceeds of the sale of his or her valuables remaining unclaimed for a period of one year after his or her release, or five years after his or her death, or 120 days a…

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.

Any money and valuables of a prisoner and the accounts are subject to audit by the county auditor.

For failure to comply with this article, the sheriff is liable on his official bond.

The sheriff, with the approval of the county auditor, may establish bank accounts in which money received by the sheriff for bail and fines may be deposited and disbursed to the courts of proper jurisdiction. All moneys received and disbursed through such bank accounts shall be p…

As used in this title: (a) “Process” includes all writs, warrants, summons, and orders of courts of justice, or judicial officers. (b) “Notice” includes all papers and orders required to be served in any proceedings before any court, board, or officer, or when required by law to …

When process or notices are returnable to another county the sheriff may enclose the process or notice in an envelope, addressed to the officer from whom it emanated, and deposit it in the post office prepaying postage.

The return of the sheriff upon process or notices is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the return.

Any sheriff who does not return a process or notice in his or her possession, with the necessary endorsement thereon, without delay is liable to the person aggrieved for all actual damages sustained by him or her.

Any sheriff who neglects or refuses to perform the duties under a writ of attachment, execution, possession, or sale, after being required by the creditor’s attorney of record or, if the creditor does not have any attorney of record, by the creditor and after the sheriff’s fees h…

All writs, notices, or other process issued by superior courts in civil actions or proceedings may be served by any duly qualified and acting marshal or sheriff of any county in the state, subject to the Code of Civil Procedure.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, shall comply with this section for service of process and notice. As used in this section, “notice” has the same meaning as defined in Section 26660. (b) A marshal or sheriff, including…

(a) On or before January 1, 2024, the Judicial Council shall create a statewide form or forms to be used by litigants in civil actions or proceedings to request service of process or notice by a marshal or sheriff, including their department or office. (b) A marshal or sheriff, i…

Except for the following criteria, a marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, shall not review the substance of a summons, order, or other notice: (a) The applicable form or forms described in Section 26666.10 are present and required sections, if any, are comple…

(a) A marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, shall accept transmission by email, fax, or in-person delivery of the form or forms described in Section 26666.10, and of a summons, order, or other notice to be served. Any person may deliver the forms for service t…

If on demand the sheriff neglects or refuses to pay over to the person entitled any money which comes into his or her hands by virtue of his or her office, after deducting all legal fees, the person may recover the amount owed to that person, 25 percent damages, interest at the r…

Whenever any action is brought against any sheriff, all deputies and employees of the sheriff employed under any civil service or merit system upon whose negligence, wilful or wrongful act, or other default the action is based are necessary parties defendant.

The board of supervisors shall furnish the sheriff and deputy sheriffs with suitable badges of office. Upon the badge of the sheriff shall be inscribed “Sheriff,” and upon those of the deputy sheriffs shall be inscribed “Deputy Sheriff.”

For services performed by them sheriffs shall charge and collect the fees fixed in this article.

Notwithstanding Section 26720, fees otherwise payable by a litigant pursuant to this article shall be waived or, if paid, refunded, in any case in which the litigant is permitted by the court to proceed in forma pauperis under rules adopted by the Judicial Council pursuant to Sec…

Notwithstanding any other law, the amounts set forth in Sections 26721, 26721.1, 26725, 26728, 26734, 26742, and 26743 shall be fifty dollars ($50).

Except as provided in this article, the fee for serving or executing any process or notice required by law or the litigants to be served shall be the amount described in Section 26720.9, and there shall be no additional fee for substitute service when substitute service is author…

In an action for unlawful detainer, the fee for service of a summons, complaint, and prejudgment claim of right to possession pursuant to Section 415.46 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be the amount described in Section 26720.9 for all occupants not named in the summons. The…

(a) For any action commenced in the superior court, the fee for the service of the summons, the complaint for which the summons is issued, and all other documents or notices required to be served with the summons and complaint, is fifty dollars ($50). (b) The fee for cancellation…

The fee for serving, executing, or processing any writ or order where the levying officer is required to take immediate possession of the property levied upon is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).

The fee for opening a safe-deposit box pursuant to Sections 488.460 and 700.150 of the Code of Civil Procedure is one hundred seventy dollars ($170).

The fee for serving, executing, or processing a writ of attachment, writ of execution, writ of sale, or order on real estate, as to the initial service or posting of a continuous unbroken parcel or tract, and the fee for serving a record owner other than the defendant shall be th…