Section 9501 does not apply to either of the following:

(a) A private detention facility that is operating pursuant to a valid contract with a governmental entity that was in effect before January 1, 2020, for the duration of that contract, not to include any extensions made to or authorized by that contract.

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Terms Used In California Penal Code 9505

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Detention facility: means any facility in which persons are incarcerated or otherwise involuntarily confined for purposes of execution of a punitive sentence imposed by a court or detention pending a trial, hearing, or other judicial or administrative proceeding. See California Penal Code 9500
  • Private detention facility: means a detention facility that is operated by a private, nongovernmental, for-profit entity, and operating pursuant to a contract or agreement with a governmental entity. See California Penal Code 9500

(b) A private detention facility contract renewed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 5003.1.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 739, Sec. 2. (AB 32) Effective January 1, 2020.)