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Penal Code § 824

CHAPTER 4. The Warrant of Arrest

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 824Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 205, Sec. 1.

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.