{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"864","citation":"Pen. Code, § 864","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 7. Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer [858. - 883.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3/chapter-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1174.","effective":null,"html":"<p>At the examination, the magistrate must first read to the defendant the depositions of the witnesses examined on taking the information.</p>","text":"At the examination, the magistrate must first read to the defendant the depositions of the witnesses examined on taking the information.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/examination-of-the-case-and-discharge-of-the-defendant-or-864","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}