Cal. Penal Code § 4013
County Jails
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2011
(a) A sheriff or jailer upon whom a paper in a judicial proceeding, directed to a prisoner in his or her custody, is served, shall forthwith deliver it to the prisoner, with a note thereon of the time of its service. For a neglect to do so, he or she is liable to the prisoner for all damages occasioned thereby.
(a) A warden, sheriff, or jailer upon whom a paper in a judicial proceeding, directed to an incarcerated person in the custody of the warden, sheriff, or jailer, is served, shall forthwith deliver the paper to the incarcerated person, with a note thereon of the time of its service. The warden, sheriff, or jailer is liable to the incarcerated person for all damages occasioned thereby for neglecting to do so.
(b) Service directed to a person who is incarcerated within any institution in this state may be served by any person who may lawfully serve process.
(b) Service directed to a person who is incarcerated within any institution in this state may be served by any person who may lawfully serve process.
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