Section 870 Of Chapter 7. Examination Of The Case, And Discharge Of The Defendant, Or Holding Him To Answer From California Penal Code >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 7.
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. The magistrate or his or her clerk shall keep the depositions
taken on the information or the examination, until they are returned
to the proper court; and shall not permit them to be examined or
copied by any person except a judge of a court having jurisdiction of
the offense, or authorized to issue writs of habeas corpus, the
Attorney General, district attorney, or other prosecuting attorney,
and the defendant and his or her counsel; provided however, upon
demand by the defendant or his or her attorney the magistrate shall
order a transcript of the depositions taken on the information, or on
the examination, to be immediately furnished the defendant or his or
her attorney, after the commitment of the defendant as provided by
Sections 876 and 877, and the reporter furnishing the depositions,
shall receive compensation in accordance with Section 869.