Section 4011.9 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4011.9
. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4011 and 4011.5,
when it appears that the prisoner in need of medical or surgical
treatment necessitating hospitalization or in need of medical or
hospital care was arrested for, charged with, or convicted of an
offense constituting a felony, the court in proceedings under Section
4011 or the sheriff or jailer in action taken under Section 4011. 5
may direct that the guard be removed from the prisoner while he is in
the hospital, if it reasonably appears that the prisoner is
physically unable to effectuate an escape or the prisoner does not
constitute a danger to life or property.