Earlier editions: 2026-09
Arvin Municipal Code Ch. 1.16 Prisoners' Labor
Arvin Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Arvin
Cite as: Arvin Municipal Code Chapter 1.16 · Text as of 2026-10-04
1.16.010 - Required—Statutory authority.¶
Pursuant to the authority vested in the city council by Section 36904 of the Government Code of the state, the city council requires all persons imprisoned for violation of any city ordinance to labor, on public property or works within the city, for the period of his or her imprisonment.
(Ord. 133 §25, 1978; Ord. 28 §1, 1961).
1.16.020 - Compensation—Workmen's compensation.¶
No prisoner required to labor on public property or works under this chapter shall be entitled to compensation therefor and shall not come within the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Insurance Laws of the state.
(Ord. 28 §2, 1961).
1.16.030 - Unfit to work.¶
This chapter shall not apply to any prisoner considered by the judge who has jurisdiction of the offense or by the chief of police of Arvin to be unfit in any way for such work by reason of physical or mental impairment or by reason of the nature of the particular offense or otherwise.
(Ord. 28 §3, 1961).
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