{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"688","citation":"Pen. Code, § 688","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/preliminary-provisions"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/preliminary-provisions-688","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}