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Cal. Penal Code § 1409
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 12: Disposal of Property Stolen or Embezzled, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1409
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.
If property stolen or embezzled comes into the custody of the magistrate, it shall be delivered, without prejudice to the state, to the owner upon his application to the court and on satisfactory proof of his title, after reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard has been given to the person from whom custody of the property was taken and any other person as required by the magistrate, and on his paying the necessary expenses incurred in its preservation, to be certified by the magistrate.
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