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Cal. Penal Code § 1216 (2026)

The Execution

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If the judgment is for imprisonment in the state prison, the sheriff of the county shall, upon receipt of a certified abstract or minute order thereof, take and deliver the defendant to the warden of the state prison. The sheriff also shall deliver to the warden the certified abstract of the judgment or minute order, a Criminal Investigation and Identification (CII) number, a Confidential Medical/Mental Health Information Transfer Form indicating that the defendant is medically capable of being transported, and take from the warden a receipt for the defendant.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1955–2014 · leading case: People v. Tenner, 862 P.2d 840 (Cal. 1993).
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People v. Tenner, 862 P.2d 840 (Cal. 1993). · cites it 4× “) The court observed that, in light of the sheriff's statutory duty to transport sentenced persons to state prison (Pen. Code, § 1216), and the presumption that an official duty has been regularly performed (Evid.”
People ex rel. Deputy Sheriffs' Ass'n v. Cnty. of Santa Clara, 49 Cal. App. 4th 1471 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). “Code, §§ 4017-4018); confine or transport them to serve their sentences (Pen. Code, §§ 1216, 4000, subd. 4); operate a work furlough program (Pen.”
In re Larsen, 283 P.2d 1043 (Cal. 1955). “” Under Penal Code, section 1213, a certified copy of the abstract of judgment constitutes the commitment.”
People v. Varnado, No. B247622 (Cal. Ct. App. July 22, 2014). “Code, § 664), supports an inference that the official into whose custody defendant was placed upon imposition of sentence regularly performed his or her duty to convey the defendant to prison (Pen. Code, § 1216). It is likewise reasonable to infer that prison officials regularly…”
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