Kern County Municipal Code Ch. 4.36 Advertising Signboards in County Detention Facilities

The purpose of this chapter is authorize the placement of signboards in the county's detention facilities for the sole purposes of advertising licensed bail bond agents and criminal defense attorneys and raising revenue for the county. Enactment of this chapter is authorized by California Government Code section 26109. The board of supervisors of the county finds and declares that:

A. Inmates in the county's detention facilities have a need to obtain prompt bail bond agent and criminal defense attorney services.

B. The county has a substantial interest in inmates receiving prompt bail bond agent and criminal defense attorney services because the criminal justice system is made more efficient, inmates' rights are better protected if these services are readily available to them, and such services have the effect of reducing overcrowding in the detention facilities.

C. The revenue generated by signboards will ease the burden on taxpayers' funds used in keeping the detention facilities.

(Ord. No. G-8465, § 2, 3-4-14)

The board of supervisors authorizes the placement of signboards in the county's detention facilities for the sole purposes of advertising licensed bail bond agents and criminal defense attorneys and raising revenue for the county. Placement of these signboards in the detention facilities is conditioned upon the board of supervisors and the sheriff's approval of one (1) or more agreements with provider(s) of such signboard services.

(Ord. No. G-8465, § 2, 3-4-14)