Penal Code - PEN
PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620]
( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777 - 883]
( Heading of Title 3 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) CHAPTER 4. The Warrant of Arrest [813 - 829]
( Chapter 4 enacted 1872. ) 824.
When an adult willfully misrepresents himself or herself to be a minor under 18 years of age when taken into custody and this misrepresentation effects a material delay in investigation which prevents the filing of a criminal complaint against him or her in a court of competent jurisdiction within 48 hours, the complaint shall be filed within 48 hours from the time the true age is determined, excluding nonjudicial days.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 205, Sec. 1.)