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.
Cal. Penal Code § 849.5
Arrest, by Whom and How Made
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 214 Cal. App. 3d 145 - Central Valley Chapter of 7th Step Foundation, Inc. v. Younger (1989)
Most recently applied in 214 Cal. App. 3d 145 - Central Valley Chapter of 7th Step Foundation, Inc. v. Younger (September 1989)
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1117.
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