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Cal. Penal Code § 854
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 6: Retaking After an Escape or Rescue, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 854
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.
If a person arrested escape or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued, may immediately pursue and retake him at any time and in any place within the State.
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