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Cal. Penal Code § 877a
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 7: Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 877a
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
When the commitment is made under the provisions of section 859a of this code, it must be made to the following effect: County of ____ (as the case may be). The people of the State of California to the sheriff of the county of ____. A. B. having pleaded guilty to the offense of (stating briefly the nature of the offense, and giving as near as may be the time when and the place where the same was committed), you are commanded to receive him into your custody and detain him until he is legally discharged. Dated this ____ day of ____ nineteen ____.
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