Cal. PRC § 5194

This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5194, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.

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Official statutory text

Prisoners over the age of 18 years, who have been sentenced to hard labor in any penal establishment of any city or city and county may, upon the request and requisition of the board of park commissioners, be put to work upon the parks and grounds which are under the control of the board.

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