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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 501

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§ 501 A person may not be imprisoned in a civil action for debt or tort, whether before or after judgment.

Part 2: Of Civil Actions | Title 7: Other Provisional Remedies in Civil Actions | Chapter 1: General Provisions

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A person may not be imprisoned in a civil action for debt or tort, whether before or after judgment. Nothing in this section affects any power a court may have to imprison a person who violates a court order.

Amendment history: Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.

§ 501 A person may not be imprisoned in a civil action for debt or tort, whether before or after judgment.

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