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Penal Code § 1508

CHAPTER 1. Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1508Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 38.

(a) A writ of habeas corpus issued by the Supreme Court or a judge thereof may be made returnable before the issuing judge or his court, before any court of appeal or judge thereof, or before any superior court or judge thereof.

(b) A writ of habeas corpus issued by a court of appeal or a judge thereof may be made returnable before the issuing judge or his court or before any superior court or judge thereof located in that appellate district.

(c) A writ of habeas corpus issued by a superior court or a judge thereof may be made returnable before the issuing judge or his court.