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Cal. Penal Code § 145 — Other Offenses Against Public Justice

Cal. Penal Code § 145

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Every public officer or other person, having arrested any person upon a criminal charge, who willfully delays to take such person before a magistrate having jurisdiction, to take his examination, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 145 — Other Offenses Against Public Justice is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Every public officer or other person, having arrested any person upon a criminal charge, who willfully delays to take such person before a magistrate having jurisdiction, to take his examination, is guilty of a misdemeanor.