California Civil Code 43.54 – (a) A person shall not be subject to civil arrest in a …
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(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.
Terms Used In California Civil Code 43.54
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
(c) This section does not apply to arrests made pursuant to a valid judicial warrant.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 787, Sec. 2. (AB 668) Effective January 1, 2020.)