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Cal. Penal Code § 1389.4

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

Part of Chapter 8.5: Agreement on Detainers, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1389.4

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 § 1389.4Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Every person who has been imprisoned in a prison or institution in this State and who escapes while in the custody of an officer of this or another state in another state pursuant to the agreement on detainers is deemed to have violated Section 4530 and is punishable as provided therein.

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