California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1500

The person alleged to have such party under illegal confinement or restraint may make return to such warrant as in case of a writ of habeas corpus, and the same may be denied, and like allegations, proofs, and trial may thereupon be had as upon a return to a writ of habeas corpus.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1500 (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-1500

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

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