Any person making an arrest may take from the person arrested all offensive weapons which he may have about his person, and must deliver them to the magistrate before whom he is taken.
Cal. Penal Code § 846
Arrest, by Whom and How Made
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case People v. Sandoval (1966)
Most recently applied in Jones v. State (April 1989)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.