Cal. PEN § 1500
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 1500, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
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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