Section 4001.1 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4001.1
. (a) No law enforcement or correctional official shall give,
offer, or promise to give any monetary payment in excess of fifty
dollars ($50) in return for an in-custody informant's testimony in
any criminal proceeding. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit
payments incidental to the informant's testimony such as expenses
incurred for witness or immediate family relocation, lodging,
housing, meals, phone calls, travel, or witness fees authorized by
law, provided those payments are supported by appropriate
documentation demonstrating that the money was used for the purposes
for which it was given.
(b) No law enforcement agency and no in-custody informant acting
as an agent for the agency, may take some action, beyond merely
listening to statements of a defendant, that is deliberately designed
to elicit incriminating remarks.
(c) As used in this section, an "in-custody informant" means a
person described in subdivision (a) of Section 1127a.