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Penal Code § 826

CHAPTER 4. The Warrant of Arrest

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 826Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 563, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.

If on a warrant issued under Section 813 or 817 the defendant is brought before a magistrate other than the one who issued the warrant, the complaint on which the warrant was issued must be sent to that magistrate, or if it cannot be procured, a new complaint may be filed before that magistrate.