Section 4018.6 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4018.6
. The sheriff of the county may authorize the temporary
removal under custody or temporary release without custody of any
inmate of the county jail, honor farm, or other detention facility
for family emergencies or for purposes preparatory to his return to
the community, if the sheriff concludes that such inmate is a fit
subject therefor. Any such temporary removal shall not be for a
period of more than three days. When an inmate is released for
purposes preparatory to his return to the community, the sheriff may
require the inmate to reimburse the county, in whole or in part, for
expenses incurred by the county in connection therewith.