{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-10005","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 10005","heading":"","body":"Whenever, by the provisions of this act, a power is granted to a public officer or a duty imposed upon such an officer, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized pursuant to law by the officer.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]","TITLE 10. GENERAL PROVISIONS [10000. - 10008.]"],"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":"f0042b090137f3f11f379febf0e80fe86b3d36507d533bbd2d5ee1203da28313","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-10004","next":"us-ca/pen-10006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}