Madera County |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 9. PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS |
I. - OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICERS OR GOVERNMENT |
Chapter 9.04. PRISONERS |
§ 9.04.010. Loitering near jail—Gesturing to or addressing prisoner.
The sheriff of the county and his deputies are authorized to prevent any person or persons from loitering about the county jail or the walls thereof, and to prevent any person or persons from interviewing or addressing by word or sign from the outside, any prisoner within said jail. The prevention method intended herein is first by verbal warning to withdraw from proximity to said jail or the walls thereof, or to desist from interviewing or addressing any such prisoner as the case may be. The second step in the prevention method intended herein is by arrest and prosecution of the offender as provided in Section 9.04.020.
(Ord. 116 §1, 1909).