California Penal Code

§ 851.6

PEN § 851.6 Effective Oct 7, 2017Title 3 · Part 2 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)In any case in which a person is arrested and released pursuant to paragraph (1), (3), or (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 849, the person shall be issued a certificate, signed by the releasing officer or his superior officer, describing the action as a detention.

(b)In any case in which a person is arrested and released and an accusatory pleading is not filed charging him or her with an offense, the person shall be issued a certificate by the law enforcement agency which arrested him or her describing the action as a detention.

(c)The Attorney General shall prescribe the form and content of the certificate.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 566, Sec. 2. (SB 238) Effective October 7, 2017.