Penal Code section 688

No person charged with a public offense may be subjected, before conviction, to any more restraint than is necessary for his detention to answer the charge.

Source: Section 688, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=688. (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_688

Original Source: Section 688, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=688. (last accessed May 12, 2025).