California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 846

Any person making an arrest may take from the person arrested all offensive weapons which he may have about his person, and must deliver them to the magistrate before whom he is taken.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 846 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-3-additional-provisions-regarding-criminal-procedure/chapter-5-arrest-by-whom-and-how-made/section-846

Other sections in Chapter 5 - Arrest, by Whom and How Made

§ 833§ 833.2§ 833.5§ 834§ 834a§ 834c§ 835§ 835a§ 836§ 836.1…§ 851.7§ 851.8§ 851.85§ 851.86§ 851.865§ 851.87§ 851.90§ 851.91§ 851.92§ 851.93

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