Pursuant to Section 4137 of the Penal Code of the state, the
sheriff, or any such person responsible to the board of supervisors
for the care, treatment, and custody of prisoners, assigned to him
as sentenced misdemeanants or felons, serving time as a condition
of probation, may remove such prisoners from the facility to which
they have been assigned under custody without court order for purposes
such as private medical, vision, or dental care, psychological care,
vocational services, educational services, and funerals.
(Prior code §2-400)
