Section 26671.1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County may, by ordinance, abolish the office of Marshal of Santa Barbara County and the Santa Barbara County Marshal's Office and consolidate the services and personnel of the Santa Barbara County Marshal into the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.

Upon the effective date of that consolidation ordinance, there shall be established within the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department a unit designated as the court services division. The Sheriff of Santa Barbara County shall be responsible for the management and operation of that unit, in accordance with this article.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 174. Effective January 1, 2003. Repealed as of January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 26672. Note: This amendment deleted the original provision delaying operation of this article until after adoption of the consolidation ordinance.)