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.

(Enacted 1872.)

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Terms Used In California Penal Code 846

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
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