Section 4017.1 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4017.1
. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person
confined in a county jail, industrial farm, road camp, or city jail
who is required or permitted by an order of the board of supervisors
or city council to perform work, and any person while performing
community service in lieu of a fine or custody or who is assigned to
work furlough, may not be employed to perform any function that
provides access to personal information of private individuals,
including, but not limited to, the following: addresses; telephone
numbers; health insurance, taxpayer, school, or employee
identification numbers; mothers' maiden names; demand deposit
account, debit card, credit card, savings account, or checking
account numbers, PINs, or passwords; social security numbers; places
of employment; dates of birth; state- or government-issued driver's
license or identification numbers; alien registration numbers;
government passport numbers; unique biometric data, such as
fingerprints, facial scan identifiers, voice prints, retina or iris
images, or other similar identifiers; unique electronic
identification numbers; address or routing codes; and
telecommunication identifying information or access devices.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), persons assigned to work
furlough programs may be permitted to work in situations that allow
them to retain or look at a driver's license or credit card for no
longer than the period of time needed to complete an immediate
transaction. However, no person assigned to work furlough shall be
placed in any position that may require the deposit of a credit card
or driver's license as insurance or surety.
(b) Any person confined in a county jail, industrial farm, road
camp, or city jail who has access to any personal information shall
disclose that he or she is confined before taking any personal
information from anyone.
(c) This section shall not apply to inmates in employment programs
or public service facilities where incidental contact with personal
information may occur.