California Penal Code

§ 1490

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
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PEN § 1490Title 12 · Part 2 · Ch. 1

Statute text

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When a person is imprisoned or detained in custody on any criminal charge, for want of bail, such person is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of giving bail, upon averring that fact in his petition, without alleging that he is illegally confined.

Legislative history

Enacted 1872.