{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"809","citation":"Pen. Code, § 809","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Complaints Before Magistrates [806. - 810.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 909, Sec. 14.   Effective January 1, 1994.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/complaints-before-magistrates-809","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}