{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-26777","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 26777","heading":"","body":"In any case in which a sheriff, acting pursuant to a contract entered into under this article, takes a prisoner into custody and transports him, such action shall be deemed lawful to the same extent as if he were the sheriff for whom he is performing such service.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","CHAPTER 2. Sheriff [26600. - 26778.]","ARTICLE 8. Transportation of Prisoners [26775. - 26778.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a3ef5181bb6753c4a439ff968fbe7941128bd6b6f4134e1ba3096956bb7d891e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-26776","next":"us-ca/gov-26778"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}