When the information is laid before such magistrate he must examine on oath the informer, and any witness he may produce, and must take their depositions in writing, and cause them to be subscribed by the parties making them.

(Enacted 1872.)

Terms Used In California Penal Code 702

  • magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.