California Statutes
§ 1490. — 1490. (Enacted 1872.)
California·Code PEN Penal Code - PEN·Title 12.·Part 2. TITLE 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE·Ch. 1. CHAPTER 1. Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
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.
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Legislative History
Enacted 1872.