{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-814","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 814","heading":"","body":"A warrant of arrest issued under Section 813 may be in substantially the following form:\nCounty of ____\nThe people of the State of California to any peace officer of said State:\nComplaint on oath having this day been laid before me that the crime of ____ (designating it generally) has been committed and accusing ____ (naming defendant) thereof, you are therefore commanded forthwith to arrest the above named defendant and bring him or her before me at ____ (naming the place), or in case of my absence or inability to act, before the nearest or most accessible magistrate in this county.\nDated at (place) this day of , 20__.\n(Signature and full official title of magistrate.)\n ","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","CHAPTER 4. The Warrant of Arrest [813. - 829.]"],"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":"ac3369f7e568323abb8c0cdc17b85699497bc56c7d53bca06776c14bec023926","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-813","next":"us-ca/pen-815"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}