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Cal. Government Code § 26600 (2026)

Duties — Sheriff

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The sheriff shall preserve peace, and to accomplish this object may sponsor, supervise, or participate in any project of crime prevention, rehabilitation of persons previously convicted of crime, or the suppression of delinquency.

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Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1965–2025 · leading case: Ingersoll v. Palmer, 743 P.2d 1299 (Cal. 1987).
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Ingersoll v. Palmer, 743 P.2d 1299 (Cal. 1987). · cites it 4× “The threat to public safety in the second instance is immeasurably greater than in the first.”
Calatayud v. State of California, 959 P.2d 360 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 2× “, Gov.Code, § 26600 et seq. [sheriff]; Pen.”
Thomas Brewster v. Shasta Cnty., 275 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2001). “The County also argues that because California law imposes on sheriffs the duty to “preserve peace,” Cal. Gov. Code § 26600 ; arrest “all persons who attempt to commit or who have committed a public offense,” Cal.”
Beck v. Cnty. of Santa Clara, 204 Cal. App. 3d 789 (Cal. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “; Gov. Code, § 26600 et seq.; and Gov. Code, § 23013, supra, relied on here.”
BOUGERE v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 141 Cal. App. 4th 237 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “) The Peters court also noted that state law imposes on county sheriffs the duty to enforce criminal law (Gov. Code, §§ 26600, 26601, 26602), and, most pertinent here, requires the sheriff to “take charge of and be the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the…”
Cnty. of Los Angeles v. Superior Court, 68 Cal. App. 4th 1166 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998). “(Gov. Code, §§ 26600 [sheriff shall preserve peace], 26601 [sheriff shall arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all persons who attempt to commit or have committed a public offense], 26602 [sheriff shall prevent and suppress any affrays, breaches of the…”
League of Women Voters v. Countywide Crim. Just. Coordination Comm., 203 Cal. App. 3d 529 (Cal. Ct. App. 1988). “” (Gov. Code, § 26600.) Except as otherwise provided for by the board of supervisors, “each deputy shall have the powers and may perform the duties attached to the office of his principal .”
Pyne v. Meese, 172 Cal. App. 3d 392 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985). “(Gov. Code, §§ 26600, 26602.) Captain Jordan of the sheriff’s department testified the request from Black and Hurd for law enforcement assistance was considered a routine call.”
People v. Ford, 234 Cal. App. 2d 480 (Cal. Ct. App. 1965). “All citizens are under a statutory duty to assist the police authorities in maintaining the peace and in suppressing crime, a duty which goes back hundreds of years in the common law (Gov. Code, §§ 26600, 26602, 26604; Pen. Code, § 150), and which, by implication at least,…”
People v. Weger, 251 Cal. App. 2d 584 (Cal. Ct. App. 1967). “1 (Gov. Code, §§ 26600, 26602, 26604; Pen. Code, §§ 38, 150, 839; 18 U.”
Mathis v. Appellate Dep't of the Superior Court, 28 Cal. App. 3d 1038 (Cal. Ct. App. 1972). “612 ]; Gov. Code, §§ 26600, 26605.) Prison officials may regulate the visitation of prisoners.”
Jones v. Cnty. of Tulare, No. 1:17-cv-01260 (E.D. Cal. June 20, 2023). “) As a sworn peace officer for the Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Torres has “a 22 statutory duty to enforce the laws of the state and maintain public order and safety pursuant to 23 Government Code sections 26600 and 26602.”
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