Welfare and Institutions Code section 5212

Whenever possible, persons charged with service of orders and apprehension of persons pursuant to this article shall dress in plain clothes and travel in unmarked vehicles.

Source: Section 5212, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5212. (updated Jan. 1, 1969; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_5212

Original Source: Section 5212, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5212. (last accessed May 12, 2025).