Pen. Code, § 859c · Chapter 7. Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer

Pen. Code, § 859c

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Procedures under this code that provide for superior court review of a challenged ruling or order made by a superior court judge or a magistrate shall be performed by a superior court judge other than the judge or magistrate who originally made the ruling or order, unless agreed to by the parties.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 370. Effective September 28, 1998.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=859c.
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