California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Penal Code - PEN |
Part 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Title 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Chapter 4. The Warrant of Arrest |
Section 824.
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When an adult willfully misrepresents himself or herself to be a minor under 18 years of age when taken into custody and this misrepresentation effects a material delay in investigation which prevents the filing of a criminal complaint against him or her in a court of competent jurisdiction within 48 hours, the complaint shall be filed within 48 hours from the time the true age is determined, excluding nonjudicial days.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 205, Sec. 1.)