An information may be laid before any of the magistrates mentioned in Section 808, that a person has threatened to commit an offense against the person or property of another.
Cal. Penal Code § 701
Security to Keep the Peace
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 120 Cal. App. 349 - In Re Emmett (1932)
Most recently applied in In Re Satterthwaite (May 1939)
Enacted 1872.
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