California Penal Code

§ 824

PEN § 824Title 3 · Part 2 · Ch. 4

Statute text

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.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 205, Sec. 1.