Los Angeles County |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 11. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Division 1. HEALTH CODE |
Chapter 11.02. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS |
Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Article 1. REGULATIONS |
§ 11.02.050. Arrests for violations—Penal Code provisions adopted.
The director, and his delegated subordinates pursuant to the provisions of Section 836.5 of the Penal Code, may arrest a person without a warrant whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in his presence which is a violation of any statute or ordinance referred to by Section 11.02.030. Upon making such an arrest, the director or his subordinate may release the person arrested pursuant to the provisions of Section 853.6 of the Penal Code, the provisions of which are hereby adopted by reference as part of this section.
(Ord. 10238 § 1, 1971: Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 113, 1959.)