Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51130.19.2 Transportation Across State Lines

• Inmates may be transported across the California-Nevada State line when traveling from one facility of the Department to another (emergency fire camps are considered to be a facility of the Department) when necessary and are subject to all California laws while being transported. Inmates shall be accompanied by a Department officer. (Reference: PCPenal Code 5080 and the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 212.10.)

  • During declared fire emergencies, the Director may allow the Director of the CDF to use inmates for fire suppression efforts outside of the boundaries of California, not to exceed a distance in excess of 25 miles from the California border, along the borders of Oregon, Nevada, or Arizona.