{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-688","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 688","heading":"","body":"No person charged with a public offense may be subjected, before conviction, to any more restraint than is necessary for his detention to answer the charge.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"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":"a4a772012b862180e76dabfdbfd8dc2e57fef99115792277833f14a0659d6650","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-687","next":"us-ca/pen-688.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}