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Cal. Penal Code § 1375.5

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 6: Inquiry into the Competence of the Defendant Before Trial or After Conviction, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1375.5

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 1375.5Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
(a) Time spent by a person in a treatment facility or county jail as a result of proceedings under this chapter shall be credited against the sentence, if any, imposed in the underlying criminal case or revocation matter giving rise to the competency proceedings. (b) As used in this section, “time spent in a treatment facility” includes days a person is treated as an outpatient pursuant to Title 15 (commencing with Section 1600) of Part 2. (c) A person subject to this chapter shall receive credits pursuant to Section 4019 for all time during which he or she is confined in a county jail and for which he or she is otherwise eligible.

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