If the magistrate order the defendant to be committed, he must make out a commitment, signed by him, with his name of office, and deliver it, with the defendant, to the officer to whom he is committed, or, if that officer is not present, to a peace officer, who must deliver the defendant into the proper custody, together with the commitment.
Cal. Penal Code § 876
Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer
Enacted 1872.
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