California Penal Code TITLE 2 - MODE OF PROSECUTION

• Section 737.
  All felonies shall be prosecuted by indictment or information, except as provided in Section 859a. A proceeding pursuant to Section 3060 of the Government Code...
• Section 738.
  Before an information is filed there must be a preliminary examination of the case against the defendant and an order holding him to answer made...
• Section 739.
  When a defendant has been examined and committed, as provided in Section 872, it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the county...
• Section 740.
  Except as otherwise provided by law, all misdemeanors and infractions must be prosecuted by written complaint under oath subscribed by the complainant. Such complaint may...

Last modified: October 22, 2018