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§ 1555. — 1555. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 554.)

California § 1555.
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Part 2.TITLE 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE
Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Proceedings Against Fugitives From Justice

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 1555. (2026).

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A person brought into this State on, or after waiver of extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceedings for which he is returned, until he has been convicted in the criminal proceeding, or, if acquitted, until he has had reasonable opportunity to return to the State from which he was extradited.

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Legislative History

Repealed and added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 554.

Nearby Sections

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§ 1555.
1555. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 554.)
§ 1555.1.
1555.1. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 793, Sec. 8.)
§ 1555.2.
1555.2. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 793, Sec. 10.)
§ 1555.3.
1555.3. (Added by renumbering Section 1555.2 by Stats. 1983, Ch. 793, Sec. 9.)
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