{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-26601","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 26601","heading":"","body":"The sheriff shall arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all persons who attempt to commit or who have committed a public offense.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","CHAPTER 2. Sheriff [26600. - 26778.]","ARTICLE 1. Duties [26600. - 26616.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0b07b9449a17e0ca77136dc216b0bbe8397ba8e99c0a5d79baa41a35c0b933d2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-26600","next":"us-ca/gov-26602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}