When the person informed against is brought before the magistrate, if the charge be controverted, the magistrate shall take testimony in relation thereto. The evidence shall be reduced to writing and subscribed by the witnesses. The magistrate may, in his or her discretion, order the testimony and proceedings to be taken down in shorthand, and for that purpose he or she may appoint a shorthand reporter. The deposition or testimony of the witnesses shall be authenticated in the form prescribed in Section 869.
Cal. Penal Code § 704
Security to Keep the Peace
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 129 Cal. App. 4th 11 - Bergman v. Drum (2005)
Most recently applied in 129 Cal. App. 4th 11 - Bergman v. Drum (May 2005)
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 48.
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