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Cal. Penal Code § 688
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Part 2: Of Criminal Procedure, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 688
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.
No person charged with a public offense may be subjected, before conviction, to any more restraint than is necessary for his detention to answer the charge.
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