2010 California Code
Government Code
Article 8. Transportation Of Prisoners

26775.  The boards of supervisors of two or more counties may enter
into a contract pursuant to this article.



26776.  The contract may provide, with respect to any situation in
which, under the law, a sheriff is authorized to transport a prisoner
from the sheriff's own county to a point in another county, or is
authorized to take a prisoner into custody in another county and
transport him to the sheriff's own county, that a sheriff of either
of the contracting counties shall perform such function.



26777.  In any case in which a sheriff, acting pursuant to a
contract entered into under this article, takes a prisoner into
custody and transports him, such action shall be deemed lawful to the
same extent as if he were the sheriff for whom he is performing such
service.



26778.  A contract entered into under this article shall provide for
compensation to the county whose sheriff is performing the service
by the county for whose sheriff the service is performed, in an
amount approximating the cost of the service.