5-03/170.00 - Removal of Prisoner From County Jail by Court Order



The following procedures shall be observed in compliance with a legal removal order wherein a prisoner is taken from the jail or other place of confinement to another specified place for a specified reason.

Section 4004 of the Penal Code states that a prisoner committed to the County jail for examination or upon conviction for a public offense, must be confined in the jail until he is legally discharged.  During the pendency of a criminal proceeding, the Superior Court, Municipal Court, or a Justice Court, before which said proceeding is pending, may make a legal order, for good cause, for the removal in the custody of the Sheriff.  After conviction, only the Superior Court may make a legal order, for good cause, for the removal.