Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 849.5 — Arrest, by Whom and How Made
Cal. Penal Code § 849.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 849.5 — Arrest, by Whom and How Made is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.