The commitment must be to the following effect except when it is made under the provisions of section 859a of this code.

County of ____ (as the case may be).

Terms Used In California Penal Code 877

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7

The people of the State of California to the sheriff of the county of ____:

An order having been this day made by me, that A.?B. be held to answer upon a charge 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 ____.

(Amended by Stats. 1935, Ch. 217.)