California Penal Code 4067 – A joint county jail district formed under this chapter may be …
A joint county jail district formed under this chapter may be dissolved in the following manner:
(a) The board or boards of supervisors of a county or counties containing more than fifty percent (50%) of the population of the entire district shall by a unanimous vote adopt a resolution stating that the existence of a joint county jail is no longer desirable for the public welfare and announcing the intention to withdraw therefrom and to dissolve said district.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 4067
- county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
(b) The resolution or resolutions so adopted shall be communicated to the clerks of the boards of supervisors of all the counties comprising the district and also to the Secretary of State.
(c) If it appears that the resolution was unanimously adopted by the board or boards of supervisors in the counties desiring to withdraw, and that such county or counties contain more than fifty percent (50%) of the entire population in the district, the Secretary of State shall thereupon certify to the clerks of the boards of supervisors of the counties composing the district that the district is dissolved.
(d) Thereupon the board of directors of the district shall within 90 days:
(1) Abolish the joint county jail;
(2) Return all prisoners therein to the custody of the sheriffs of their respective counties;
(3) Dispose of all equipment belonging to said joint county jail and the district;
(4) Render an accounting to the clerks of the boards of supervisors of the counties composing such district of all sums of money received and paid out since their last previous accounting, including the balance of revolving fund on hand at said last previous accounting;
(5) Apportion and repay to said counties all sums of money then remaining in their hands, and they shall thereupon be relieved of further responsibility in said matter.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1019.)