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Cal. Penal Code § 1540

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

Part of Chapter 3: Of Search Warrants, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1540

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 § 1540Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
If it appears that the property taken is not the same as that described in the warrant, or that there is no probable cause for believing the existence of the grounds on which the warrant was issued, the magistrate must cause it to be restored to the person from whom it was taken.

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