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Cal. Government Code § 26602 (2026)

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The sheriff shall prevent and suppress any affrays, breaches of the peace, riots, and insurrections that come to his or her knowledge, and investigate public offenses which have been committed. The sheriff may execute all orders of the local health officer issued for the purpose of preventing the spread of any contagious or communicable disease.

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Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: Thomas Brewster v. Shasta Cnty., a Pub. Entity Brad McDannold an Individual D. Compomizzo, an Individual, 275 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2001).

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Thomas Brewster v. Shasta Cnty., a Pub. Entity Brad McDannold an Individual D. Compomizzo, an Individual, 275 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2001). “, and investigate public offenses which have been committed,” Cal. Gov. Code § 26602 , the sheriff is a state actor when investigating crime.”

Brandt v. Bd. of Supervisors, 84 Cal. App. 3d 598 (Cal. Ct. App. 1978). “He is given the authority to summon the aid of as many male inhabitants as he thinks necessary for the execution of his duties (Gov. Code, § 26602) and other mandates of the Legislature regarding care of prisoners are likewise addressed to him (see, e.”

BOUGERE v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 2006 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6219 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). “Code, § 26600) and to “prevent and suppress any affrays, breaches of the peace, riots, and insurrections” (Gov. Code, § 26602) are law enforcement functions and do not lose this status simply because they are carried out within the confines of a jail, which the sheriff is…”

Von Colln v. Cnty. of Ventura, 189 F.R.D. 583 (C.D. Cal. 1999). “See Cal. Gov. Code § 26602 . Nevertheless, such dicta does not negate the fact that the board of supervisors has (1) control over how much funding the Sheriff’s office receives and (2) supervisory authority over the Sheriff when he acts in his official capacity.”

LAURIE Q. v. Contra Costa Cnty., 304 F. Supp. 2d 1185 (N.D. Cal. 2004). “” Cal. Gov. Code § 26602 . In other words, California’s sheriffs are local, non-diseretionary executors of a statewide criminal system; this alone does not render them instru-mentalities of the state.”

Tulare Cnty. Sheriff's Off. v. Superior Court (Sanchez) CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). “” (Gov. Code, § 26602.) It shall carry out such responsibilities within the confines of a jail.”

Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 1999). · cites it 2× “) With regard to riots and other disturbances that may arise at a privately operated detention facility housing federal inmates and detainees, we note that the sheriff is charged by Government Code section 26602 with “prevent[ing] and suppress[ing] any affrays, breaches of the…”

Chiaramonte v. Cnty. of Los Angeles CA2/7 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “Code, § 26600) and to ‘prevent and suppress any affrays, breaches of the peace, riots, and insurrections’ (Gov. Code, § 26602) are law enforcement functions and do not lose this status simply because they are carried out within the confines of a jail, which the sheriff is…”

Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 1998). “Code, § 26601.) "The sheriff shall prevent and suppress any affrays, breaches of the peace, riots, and insurrections which come to his knowledge, and investigate public offenses which have been committed.”

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