California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 808

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 229. Effective January 1, 2004.

The following persons are magistrates:

(a)The judges of the Supreme Court.
(b)The judges of the courts of appeal.
(c)The judges of the superior courts.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 808 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-3-additional-provisions-regarding-criminal-procedure/chapter-3-complaints-before-magistrates/section-808

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Complaints Before Magistrates

§ 806§ 807§ 808§ 809§ 810

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