Penal Code section 1488

If any person is committed to prison, or is in custody of any officer on any criminal charge, by virtue of any warrant of commitment of a magistrate, such person must not be discharged on the ground of any mere defect of form in the warrant of commitment.

Source: Section 1488, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1488. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1488

Original Source: Section 1488, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1488. (last accessed May 12, 2025).