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Cal. Penal Code § 849.5

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

Part of Chapter 5: Arrest, by Whom and How Made, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 849.5

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 § 849.5Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
In any case in which a person is arrested and released and no accusatory pleading is filed charging him with an offense, any record of arrest of the person shall include a record of release. Thereafter, the arrest shall not be deemed an arrest, but a detention only.

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