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Cal. Penal Code § 363

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

Part of Chapter 12: Other Injuries to Persons, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 363

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 § 363Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Every person who, either solely or as member of a Court, knowingly and unlawfully recommits, imprisons, or restrains of his liberty, for the same cause, any person who has been discharged upon a writ of habeas corpus, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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