{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-877","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 877","heading":"","body":"The commitment must be to the following effect except when it is made under the provisions of section 859a of this code.\nCounty of ____ (as the case may be).\nThe people of the State of California to the sheriff of the county of ____:\nAn order having been this day made by me, that A. B. be held to answer upon a charge of (stating briefly the nature of the offense, and giving as near as may be the time when and the place where the same was committed), you are commanded to receive him into your custody and detain him until he is legally discharged.\nDated this ____ day of ____ nineteen ____.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","CHAPTER 7. Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer [858. - 883.]"],"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":"7b70ed271c7bd1da13d9ccbe6590b92deb820d7e7dedf1be195dfde545d0bf81","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-876","next":"us-ca/pen-877a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}