The provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing at Section 4000) of this title shall, so far as appropriate, be applicable to a joint county jail established pursuant to this chapter, and the person appointed by the board of directors to superintend a joint county jail has such powers and duties as has a sheriff, with respect to county jails, under Chapter 1.
Cal. Penal Code § 4065
Joint County Jails
Known as the Joint County Jail Act
The act spans §§ 4050–4067 (18 sections).
Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1019.
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