California Penal Code 828 – The officer who executes the warrant must take the defendant before …
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The officer who executes the warrant must take the defendant before the nearest or most accessible magistrate of the county in which the offense is triable, and must deliver to him the complaint and the warrant, with his return endorsed thereon, and the magistrate must then proceed in the same manner as upon a warrant issued by himself.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
Terms Used In California Penal Code 828
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7