The night-time commissioner of the Santa Clara County Superior Court shall be considered a magistrate for the purpose of conducting prompt probable cause hearings for persons arrested without an arrest warrant as mandated by law.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 909, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Terms Used In California Penal Code 809

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
  • magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
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