California · Penal Code

PEN §4024.5: (a) The rights established in this section apply to any person being released from a county jail, including, but not limited to, a person who has completed a sentence served, has been ordered by the c

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This statute establishes procedural rights for persons being released from county jail, including access to release information and up to three free telephone calls to plan their release.

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(a) The rights established in this section apply to any person being released from a county jail, including, but not limited to, a person who has completed a sentence served, has been ordered by the court to be released, has been released on the person’s own recognizance, has been released because the charges have been dismissed by the court, is acquitted by a jury, is cited and released on a misdemeanor charge, has posted bail, has complied with pretrial release conditions, or has had the charges dropped by the prosecutor. (b) (1) The sheriff shall make the release standards, release processes, and release schedules of the county jail available to a person following the determination to release that person. (2) The release standards shall include the list of rights enumerated in this section and the timeframe for the expedient release of a person following the determination to release that person. (c) A person incarcerated in, or recently released from, a county jail shall have access to up to three free telephone calls from a telephone in the county jail to plan for a safe and successful release.

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