California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1505

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 322.5. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.

If the officer or person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed, refuses obedience to the command thereof, he shall forfeit and pay to the person aggrieved a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), to be recovered by action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1505 (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-1505

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

§ 1473§ 1473.1§ 1473.5§ 1473.6§ 1473.7§ 1474§ 1475§ 1476§ 1477§ 1478…§ 1501§ 1502§ 1503§ 1504§ 1505§ 1506§ 1507§ 1508§ 1509§ 1509.1

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