Section 6031.4 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
6031.4
. (a) For the purpose of this title, "local detention
facility" means any city, county, city and county, or regional
facility used for the confinement for more than 24 hours of adults,
or of both adults and minors, but does not include that portion of a
facility for the confinement of both adults and minors which is
devoted only to the confinement of minors.
(b) In addition to those provided for in subdivision (a), for the
purposes of this title, "local detention facility" also includes any
city, county, city and county, or regional facility, constructed on
or after January 1, 1978, used for the confinement, regardless of the
length of confinement, of adults or of both adults and minors, but
does not include that portion of a facility for the confinement of
both adults and minors which is devoted only to the confinement of
minors.
(c) "Local detention facility" also includes any adult detention
facility, exclusive of any facility operated by the California
Department of Corrections or any facility holding inmates pursuant to
Section 2910.5, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3410) of Title 2
of, Chapter 9.2 (commencing with Section 6220) of Title 7 of, Chapter
9.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Title 7 of, or Chapter 9.6
(commencing with Section 6260) of Title 7 of, Part 3, that holds
local prisoners under contract on behalf of cities, counties, or
cities and counties. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed
as affecting or authorizing the establishment of private detention
facilities.
(d) For purposes of this title, a local detention facility does
not include those rooms that are used for holding persons for
interviews, interrogations, or investigations, and are either
separate from a jail or located in the administrative area of a law
enforcement facility.