2011 California Code
Penal Code
PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000 - 10007]
CHAPTER 4. Purchase of Correctional Industry Products For Correctional, Juvenile, and Youth Facilities
Section 4497.50

In order to be eligible to receive funds derived from the issuance of General Obligation Bonds under the County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure and Youth Facility Bond Act of 1988, a county or city and county shall do all the following:

(a) In the design and planning of facilities whose construction, reconstruction, or remodeling is financed under the County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure and Youth Facility Bond Act of 1988, products for construction, renovation, equipment, and furnishings produced and sold by the Prison Industry Authority or local jail industry programs shall be utilized in the plans and specifications unless the county or city and county demonstrates either of the following to the satisfaction of the Board of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority:

(1) The products cannot be produced and delivered without causing delay to the construction of the property.

(2) The products are not suitable for the facility or competitively priced and cannot otherwise be reasonably adapted.

(b) Counties and cities and counties shall consult with the staff of the Prison Industry Authority or local jail industry program to develop new products and adapt existing products to their needs.

(c) The Board of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority shall not enter into any contract with any county or city and county until that county s or city and county s plan for purchase from and consultation with the Prison Industry Authority or local jail industry program is reviewed and approved by the Board of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1327, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989.)