Pen. Code, § 809 · Chapter 3. Complaints Before Magistrates
Pen. Code, § 809
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The night-time commissioner of the Santa Clara County Superior Court shall be considered a magistrate for the purpose of conducting prompt probable cause hearings for persons arrested without an arrest warrant as mandated by law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 909, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1994.
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