{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"876","citation":"Pen. Code, § 876","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":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If the magistrate order the defendant to be committed, he must make out a commitment, signed by him, with his name of office, and deliver it, with the defendant, to the officer to whom he is committed, or, if that officer is not present, to a peace officer, who must deliver the defendant into the proper custody, together with the commitment.</p>","text":"If the magistrate order the defendant to be committed, he must make out a commitment, signed by him, with his name of office, and deliver it, with the defendant, to the officer to whom he is committed, or, if that officer is not present, to a peace officer, who must deliver the defendant into the proper custody, together with the commitment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/examination-of-the-case-and-discharge-of-the-defendant-or-876","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}