Section 821 Of Chapter 4. The Warrant Of Arrest From California Penal Code >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.
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. If the offense charged is a felony, and the arrest occurs in
the county in which the warrant was issued, the officer making the
arrest must take the defendant before the magistrate who issued the
warrant or some other magistrate of the same county.
If the defendant is arrested in another county, the officer must,
without unnecessary delay, inform the defendant in writing of his
right to be taken before a magistrate in that county, note on the
warrant that he has so informed defendant, and, upon being required
by defendant, take him before a magistrate in that county, who must
admit him to bail in the amount specified in the endorsement referred
to in Section 815a, and direct the defendant to appear before the
court or magistrate by whom the warrant was issued on or before a day
certain which shall in no case be more than 25 days after such
admittance to bail. If bail be forthwith given, the magistrate shall
take the same and endorse thereon a memorandum of the aforesaid order
for the appearance of the defendant, or, if the defendant so
requires, he may be released on bail set on the warrant by the
issuing court, as provided in Section 1269b of this code, without an
appearance before a magistrate.
If the warrant on which the defendant is arrested in another
county does not have bail set thereon, or if the defendant arrested
in another county does not require the arresting officer to take him
before a magistrate in that county for the purpose of being admitted
to bail, or if such defendant, after being admitted to bail, does not
forthwith give bail, the arresting officer shall immediately notify
the law enforcement agency requesting the arrest in the county in
which the warrant was issued that such defendant is in custody, and
thereafter such law enforcement agency shall take custody of the
defendant within five days, or five court days if the law enforcement
agency requesting the arrest is more than 400 miles from the county
in which the defendant is held in custody, in the county in which he
was arrested and shall take such defendant before the magistrate who
issued the warrant, or before some other magistrate of the same
county.