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§ 846. — 846. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 846.
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Title3.
Part 2.TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 846. (2026).

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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.

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Enacted 1872.
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