TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES 34000-45345›DIVISION 3. OFFICERS 36501-41805›PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY 36801-40592›CHAPTER 2. Ordinances 36900-36937›ARTICLE 1. General 36900-36904

§ 36903

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Imprisonment for violation of an ordinance shall be in the city jail, unless by ordinance the legislative body prescribes imprisonment in the county jail. If city prisoners are imprisoned in the county jail the expense is a charge against the city.

(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

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