GENERAL PROVISIONS›CHAPTER 1. Definitions 4001-4005›ARTICLE 5. Firewardens and Firefighting Personnel 4151-4157

§ 4157

California Public Resources Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

When the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers pursuant to Section 4156 arrests a person for a violation of this article or for a violation of a law relating to forest or fire protection that is not a felony, the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers may immediately release the arrested person from their custody in the manner and under the conditions that are set forth in Section 853.6 of the Penal Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 57. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)

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