Title PEN, California Penal Code

It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to transport, convey or carry, or to aid in transporting, conveying or carrying any person to any craft, whether such craft is within or without the jurisdiction of the State, from which craft any person is transport…

Any boat, ship, vessel, watercraft, barge, airplane, seaplane or aircraft, hereinafter called “means of conveyance,” used for the purpose of transporting, conveying or carrying persons in violation of this article is a public nuisance which shall be enjoined, abated and prevented…

Whenever there is reason to believe that a nuisance as defined in this article is kept, maintained or exists in any county, the district attorney, in the name of the people, shall, or any citizen of the State resident in the county, in his own name, may, maintain an action to aba…

When any means of conveyance is seized pursuant to Section 11306, the owner thereof or any other person otherwise entitled to possession thereof may apply to the court in which the action is pending for leave to file bond and regain possession of the means of conveyance during th…

If the existence of a nuisance as defined in this article is shown in any action brought under this article to the satisfaction of the court or judge, either by verified complaint or affidavit, the court or judge shall allow a temporary writ of injunction to abate and prevent the…

Actions brought under this article shall have precedence over all other actions, except criminal proceedings, election contests and hearings on injunctions. If the complaint is filed by a citizen it shall not be dismissed by him or for want of prosecution except upon a sworn stat…

If the existence of a nuisance as defined in this article is established in an action brought thereunder, an order of abatement shall be entered as part of the judgment in the case, and plaintiff’s costs in the action are a lien upon the means of conveyance, and upon its tackle, …

A violation or disobedience of an injunction or order for abatement provided for in this article is punishable as a contempt of court by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not le…

If the existence of a nuisance as defined in this article is established in an action brought thereunder, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment, which order shall direct the seizure and forfeiture of the means of conveyance with its tackle, apparel and …

The proceeds of the sale of the means of conveyance shall be applied as follows: First—To the fees and costs of the seizure and sale. Second—To the payment of the plaintiff’s costs in the action. Third—The balance, if any, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of th…

If the owner of the means of conveyance has not been guilty of any contempt of court in a proceeding brought under this article, and appears and pays all costs, fees, and allowances that are a lien on the means of conveyance and files a bond in the full value of the means of conv…

Whenever the owner of the means of conveyance, or the owner of any interest therein, has been guilty of a contempt of court, and fined in any proceeding under this article, the fine is a lien upon the property to the extent of his interest in it. The lien is enforceable and colle…

Any person, firm, association or corporation, either as principal, agent, servant, employee or otherwise, who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 35.)

The term “gambling ship” as used in this article means any boat, ship, vessel, watercraft or barge kept, operated or maintained for the purpose of gambling, whether within or without the jurisdiction of the State, and whether it is anchored, lying to, or navigating. (Added by Sta…

If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or clause of this article is for any reason held to be invalid, the Legislature hereby declares that had it known of the invalidity of that portion at the time of this enactment, it would have passed the remainder of the article wit…

It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Violate any provision of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 319), Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 330), or Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 337.1) of Title 9 of Part 1 on a craft that embarks from any point wi…

As provided in this article, Section 25850 does not apply to any of the following: (a) Any peace officer, listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2, or subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, whether active or honorably retired. (b) Any other duly appointed peace officer. (c) Any honorably ret…

(a) (1) Any peace officer described in Section 25900 who has been honorably retired shall be issued an identification certificate by the law enforcement agency from which the officer has retired. (2) If the agency from which the officer has retired is no longer providing law enfo…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no endorsement or renewal endorsement issued pursuant to Section 25915 shall be effective unless it is in the format set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 25460. (b) Any peace officer listed in subdivision (f) of Section 830.2 or in su…

Every five years, a retired peace officer, except an officer listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2, subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, or subdivision (c) of Section 830.5 who retired prior to January 1, 1981, shall petition the issuing agency, or a successor agency pursuant to paragra…

(a) The agency from which a peace officer is honorably retired, or a successor agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 25905, may, upon initial retirement of the peace officer, or at any time subsequent thereto, deny or revoke for good cause the retired off…

(a) An honorably retired peace officer who is listed in subdivision (c) of Section 830.5 and authorized to carry a loaded firearm by this article shall meet the training requirements of Section 832 and shall qualify with the firearm at least annually. (b) The individual retired p…

2635. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall review informational handbooks regarding sexual abuse in detention published by outside organizations. Upon approving the content thereof, handbooks provided by one or more outside organizations shall be made available …

For the purposes of this section, all references to classification of wards shall take effect upon the adoption of a classification system for wards developed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in compliance with Farrell v. Allen, Alameda County Superior Court Ca…

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall ensure that its protocols for responding to sexual abuse include all of the following: (a) The safety of an inmate or ward who alleges that he or she has been the victim of sexual abuse shall be immediately and discreetly ens…

Thoughtful, confidential standards of physical and mental health care shall be implemented to reduce the impact of sexual abuse on inmates and wards in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that include all of the following: (a) Victims shall receive appropriate acute-…

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall ensure that the following procedures are performed in the investigation and prosecution of sexual abuse incidents: (a) The provision of safe housing options, medical care, and the like shall not be contingent upon the victim’…

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall collect data as follows: (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall keep statistics on the sexual abuse of inmates and wards. Sexual abuse incidents shall not be classified as “other” nor simply included in a …

(a) The Office of the Sexual Abuse in Detention Elimination Ombudsperson is hereby created in state government to ensure the impartial resolution of inmate and ward sexual abuse complaints. The office shall be based within the Office of the Inspector General. The duties of this o…

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall: Develop guidelines for allowing outside organizations and service agencies to offer resources to inmates and wards, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Rape crisis agencies. (2) Hospitals. (3) Gay rights organi…

The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 303, Sec.…

(a) A male correctional officer shall not conduct a pat down search of a female inmate unless the prisoner presents a risk of immediate harm to herself or others or risk of escape and there is not a female correctional officer available to conduct the search. (b) A male correctio…

(a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27200) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 27300) do not apply to any sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms made to an authorized law enforcement representative of any city, county, city and county, or state, or of the federal governmen…

Article 1 (commencing with Section 27200) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 27300) do not apply to the loan of a firearm if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The loan is made by an authorized law enforcement representative of a city, county, or city and coun…

(a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27200) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 27300) do not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement agency to a peace officer pursuant to Section 10334 of the Public Contract Code. (b) Within 10 days of the…

(a) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27200) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 27300) do not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm by a law enforcement agency to a retiring peace officer who is authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing …

(a) The grand jury may, at all times, request the advice of the court, or the judge thereof, the district attorney, the county counsel, or the Attorney General. Unless advice is requested, the judge of the court, or county counsel as to civil matters, shall not be present during …

The district attorney of the county may at all times appear before the grand jury for the purpose of giving information or advice relative to any matter cognizable by the grand jury, and may interrogate witnesses before the grand jury whenever he thinks it necessary. When a charg…

When requested so to do by the grand jury of any county, the Attorney General may employ special counsel and special investigators, whose duty it shall be to investigate and present the evidence in such investigation to such grand jury. The services of such special counsel and sp…

(a) When requested to do so by the grand jury of any county, the presiding judge of the superior court may employ special counsel and special investigators, whose duty it shall be to investigate and present the evidence of the investigation to the grand jury. (b) Prior to the app…

(a) In a county of the eighth class, as defined by Sections 28020 and 28029 of the Government Code, upon a request by the grand jury, the presiding judge of the superior court may retain, in the name of the county, a special counsel to the grand jury. The request shall be present…

The grand jury or district attorney may require by subpoena the attendance of any person before the grand jury as interpreter. While his services are necessary, such interpreter may be present at the examination of witnesses before the grand jury. The compensation for services of…

(a) Whenever criminal causes are being investigated before the grand jury, it shall appoint a competent stenographic reporter. He shall be sworn and shall report in shorthand the testimony given in such causes and shall transcribe the shorthand in all cases where an indictment is…

(a) If an indictment has been found or accusation presented against a defendant, such stenographic reporter shall certify and deliver to the clerk of the superior court in the county an original transcription of the reporter’s shorthand notes and a copy thereof and as many additi…

(a) For preparing any transcript in any case pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 938.1, the stenographic reporter shall draw no salary or fees from the county for preparing such transcript in any case until all such transcripts of testimony in such case so taken by him are wri…

The services of the stenographic reporter shall constitute a charge against the county, and the stenographic reporter shall be compensated for reporting and transcribing at the same rates as prescribed in Sections 69947 to 69954, inclusive, of the Government Code, to be paid out …