California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1501

If such party is held under illegal restraint or custody, he must be discharged; and if not, he must be restored to the care or custody of the person entitled thereto.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1501 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-12-of-special-proceedings-of-a-criminal-nature/chapter-1-of-the-writ-of-habeas-corpus/section-1501

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus

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