California Statutes
§ 849.5. — 849.5. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1117.)
California § 849.5.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code PENPenal Code - PEN
Title3.
Part 2.TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made
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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 849.5. (2026).
Text
In any case in which a person is arrested and released and no accusatory pleading is filed charging him with an offense, any record of arrest of the person shall include a record of release. Thereafter, the arrest shall not be deemed an arrest, but a detention only.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1117.
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