{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-838","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 838","heading":"","body":"A magistrate may orally order a peace officer or private person to arrest any one committing or attempting to commit a public offense in the presence of such magistrate.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","CHAPTER 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made [833. - 851.93.]"],"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":"0bfcd5b0d58f3859299618befc9b7cee01591ae8b9b904384fa93d27016fec3b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-837","next":"us-ca/pen-839"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}