California · Public Resources Code - PRC

PRC §4157: When the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers pursuant to Section 4156 arrests a person for a violation of this article or for a violation of

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute permits designated peace officers to immediately release arrested persons under specified conditions when the arrest involves non-felony violations of forest or fire protection laws.

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When the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers pursuant to Section 4156 arrests a person for a violation of this article or for a violation of a law relating to forest or fire protection that is not a felony, the director or any of the employees or voluntary firewardens who are designated as peace officers may immediately release the arrested person from their custody in the manner and under the conditions that are set forth in Section 853.6 of the Penal Code.

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