{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"824","citation":"Pen. Code, § 824","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 4. The Warrant of Arrest [813. - 829.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 205, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>When an adult willfully misrepresents himself or herself to be a minor under 18 years of age when taken into custody and this misrepresentation effects a material delay in investigation which prevents the filing of a criminal complaint against him or her in a court of competent jurisdiction within 48 hours, the complaint shall be filed within 48 hours from the time the true age is determined, excluding nonjudicial days.</p>","text":"When an adult willfully misrepresents himself or herself to be a minor under 18 years of age when taken into custody and this misrepresentation effects a material delay in investigation which prevents the filing of a criminal complaint against him or her in a court of competent jurisdiction within 48 hours, the complaint shall be filed within 48 hours from the time the true age is determined, excluding nonjudicial days.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/the-warrant-of-arrest-824","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}