California Penal Code 9500 – As used in this title, the following terms have the following …
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As used in this title, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “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.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 9500
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) “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.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 739, Sec. 2. (AB 32) Effective January 1, 2020.)