Penal Code section 363

Every person who, either solely or as member of a Court, knowingly and unlawfully recommits, imprisons, or restrains of his liberty, for the same cause, any person who has been discharged upon a writ of habeas corpus, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 363, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=363. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

§ 363’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_363

Original Source: Section 363, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=363. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).