{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-202","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 202","heading":"","body":"The state may imprison or confine for the protection of the public peace or health or of individual life or safety.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE [100. - 275.2.]","CHAPTER 1. Sovereignty of the State [100. - 210.6.]","ARTICLE 5. Rights Over Persons [200. - 210.6.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c26b374f5a4a928ee604790286f71808b7e8f417367a21a5faa88bb688e09462","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-201","next":"us-ca/gov-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
