Section 20439 Of Article 4. Safety Member Classification-contracting Agencies And Schools From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
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. "County peace officer" shall also include employees of the
sheriff employed in a county jail, detention or correctional facility
and having as their primary duty and responsibility the supervision
and custody of persons committed to the jail or facility, whether or
not these employees are deputized. It shall not include persons
employed as clerks, typists, teachers, instructors, psychologists or
to provide food, maintenance, health or supporting services, even
though responsibility for custody and control of persons so committed
may be incident to, or imposed in connection with, that service or
the employees are deputized.
This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the
employees of a contracting agency until the agency elects to be
subject to this section by amendment to its contract with the board,
made as provided in Section 20474 or by express provision in its
contract with the board.