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Cal. Penal Code § 1488

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

Part of Chapter 1: Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1488

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 § 1488Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
If any person is committed to prison, or is in custody of any officer on any criminal charge, by virtue of any warrant of commitment of a magistrate, such person must not be discharged on the ground of any mere defect of form in the warrant of commitment.

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