California · Penal Code
PEN §851.5: (a) (1) Immediately upon being booked and, except where physically impossible, no later than three hours after arrest, an arrested person has the right to make at least three completed telephone calls
What this law says, in plain English
Arrested persons have the right to make at least three free local telephone calls within three hours of booking, including to an attorney, bail bondsman, or family. Custodial parents may make two additional free calls to arrange child care.
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