Section 4024.4 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4024.4
. (a) The board of supervisors of each county, with the
concurrence of the county sheriff before implementation, and the city
council of each city, with the concurrence of the chief of police
before implementation, may establish a notification procedure to
provide notice of the release of any person incarcerated at, or
arrested and released on bail from, a local detention facility under
its jurisdiction to victims of crime who have requested to be so
notified. A county or city and two or more counties or cities jointly
may contract with a private entity to implement this procedure.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the sheriff, chief of police,
or other official in charge of a local detention facility shall make
available to any private entity under contract pursuant to
subdivision (a) all information necessary to implement the
notification procedure in a timely manner. The private entity under
contract shall be responsible for retrieving the information and
notifying the requester through computer or telephonic means and, if
unable to notify the person requesting the information by these
means, shall send written notification by mail.
(c) The sheriff, chief of police, or other official in charge of a
local detention facility shall work cooperatively with law
enforcement agencies within the county or city and local victim
centers established under Section 13835 to implement the program.
(d) As used in this section, "local detention facility" means a
facility specified in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 6031.4.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public or
private officer, employee, or entity may be held liable for any
action or duty undertaken pursuant to this section.