Section 646.93 Of Chapter 2. Of Other And Miscellaneous Offenses From California Penal Code >> Title 15. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
646.93
. (a) (1) In those counties where the arrestee is initially
incarcerated in a jail operated by the county sheriff, the sheriff
shall designate a telephone number that shall be available to the
public to inquire about bail status or to determine if the person
arrested has been released and if not yet released, the scheduled
release date, if known. This subdivision does not require a county
sheriff or jail administrator to establish a new telephone number but
shall require that the information contained on the victim resource
card, as defined in Section 264.2, specify the phone number that a
victim should call to obtain this information. This subdivision shall
not require the county sheriff or municipal police departments to
produce new victim resource cards containing a designated phone
number for the public to inquire about the bail or custody status of
a person who has been arrested until their existing supply of victim
resource cards has been exhausted.
(2) In those counties where the arrestee is initially incarcerated
in an incarceration facility other than a jail operated by the
county sheriff and in those counties that do not operate a Victim
Notification (VNE) system, a telephone number shall be available to
the public to inquire about bail status or to determine if the person
arrested has been released and if not yet released, the scheduled
release date, if known. This subdivision does not require a municipal
police agency or jail administrator to establish a new telephone
number but shall require that the information contained on the victim
resource card, as defined in Section 264.2, specify the phone number
that a victim should call to obtain this information. This
subdivision shall not require the county sheriff or municipal police
departments to produce new victim resource cards containing a
designated phone number for the public to inquire about the bail or
custody status of a person who has been arrested until their existing
supply of victim resource cards has been exhausted.
(3) If an arrestee is transferred to another incarceration
facility and is no longer in the custody of the initial arresting
agency, the transfer date and new incarceration location shall be
made available through the telephone number designated by the
arresting agency.
(4) The resource card provided to victims pursuant to Section
264.2 shall list the designated telephone numbers to which this
section refers.
(b) Any request to lower bail shall be heard in open court in
accordance with Section 1270.1. In addition, the prosecutor shall
make all reasonable efforts to notify the victim or victims of the
bail hearing. The victims may be present at the hearing and shall be
permitted to address the court on the issue of bail.
(c) Unless good cause is shown not to impose the following
conditions, the judge shall impose as additional conditions of
release on bail that:
(1) The defendant shall not initiate contact in person, by
telephone, or any other means with the alleged victims.
(2) The defendant shall not knowingly go within 100 yards of the
alleged victims, their residence, or place of employment.
(3) The defendant shall not possess any firearms or other deadly
or dangerous weapons.
(4) The defendant shall obey all laws.
(5) The defendant, upon request at the time of his or her
appearance in court, shall provide the court with an address where he
or she is residing or will reside, a business address and telephone
number if employed, and a residence telephone number if the defendant'
s residence has a telephone.
A showing by declaration that any of these conditions are violated
shall, unless good cause is shown, result in the issuance of a
no-bail warrant.