Section 17061.7 Of Chapter 6. Violations From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 6.
17061.7
. (a) Any person found in contempt of a court order or
injunction pursuant to Section 17060, or who is convicted pursuant to
Section 17061, for a second or subsequent time within a five-year
period after a prior finding of contempt, after a prior conviction,
or after the prior issuance of an injunction relating to the
enforcement of this chapter, may, in lieu of any penalties ordered
pursuant to Section 17061.5 or any other provision of law, be ordered
by the court, on its own motion or pursuant to a trial by jury on
that issue if that is requested by the defendant, to be placed in
house confinement in the employee housing or any accommodation within
the employee housing that is the subject of the court action. The
house confinement ordered pursuant to this section shall be for a
period not to exceed one year.
(b) A defendant ordered to house confinement pursuant to this
section may also be ordered by the court to pay the cost of having a
police officer or guard stand guard outside the area in which the
defendant has been confined under house confinement if it has been
determined by the court that the defendant is able to pay these
costs. No defendant shall be ordered, pursuant to this subdivision,
to pay an amount exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any
period of house confinement.