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Section 4011.5 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4011.5
. Whenever it appears to a sheriff or jailer that a prisoner
in a county jail or a city jail under his charge is in need of
immediate medical or hospital care, and that the health and welfare
of the prisoner will be injuriously affected unless he is forthwith
removed to a hospital, the sheriff or jailer may authorize the
immediate removal of the prisoner under guard to a hospital, without
first obtaining a court order as provided in Section 4011. In any
such case, however, if the condition of the prisoner prevents his
return to the jail within 48 hours from the time of his removal, the
sheriff or jailer shall apply to a judge of the superior court for an
order authorizing the continued absence of the prisoner from the
jail in the manner provided in Section 4011. The provisions of
Section 4011 governing the cost of medical and hospital care of
prisoners and the liability therefor, shall apply to the cost of, and
the liability for, medical or hospital care of prisoners removed
from jail pursuant to this section.
