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§ 698. — 698. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 698.
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Code PENPenal Code - PEN
Title1.
Part 2.TITLE 1. OF THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Of the Intervention of the Officers of Justice

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 698. (2026).

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When the officers of justice are authorized to act in the prevention of public offenses, other persons, who, by their command, act in their aid, are justified in so doing.

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Enacted 1872.
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