Civ. Code, § 43.54 · Part 2. PERSONAL RIGHTS
Civ. Code, § 43.54
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person shall not be subject to civil arrest in a courthouse while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse.
(b) This section does not narrow, or in any way lessen, any existing common law privilege.
(c) This section does not apply to arrests made pursuant to a valid judicial warrant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 787, Sec. 2. (AB 668) Effective January 1, 2020.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=43.54.
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