California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 701

An information may be laid before any of the magistrates mentioned in Section 808, that a person has threatened to commit an offense against the person or property of another.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 701 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-1-of-the-prevention-of-public-offenses/chapter-3-security-to-keep-the-peace/section-701

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Security to Keep the Peace

§ 701§ 701.5§ 702§ 703§ 704§ 705§ 706§ 707§ 708§ 709§ 710§ 711§ 712§ 713§ 714

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