California Penal Code Section 826

CA Penal Code § 826 (2017)  

If on a warrant issued under Section 813 or 817 the defendant is brought before a magistrate other than the one who issued the warrant, the complaint on which the warrant was issued must be sent to that magistrate, or if it cannot be procured, a new complaint may be filed before that magistrate.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 563, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018