The sheriff shall arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all persons who attempt to commit or who have committed a public offense.
Cal. Gov. Code § 26601
Duties
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Brewster v. Shasta County (2001)
Most recently applied in 141 Cal. App. 4th 237 - BOUGERE v. County of Los Angeles (July 2006)
Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.
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