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§ 824 When an adult willfully misrepresents himself or herself to be a minor under 18 years of age when taken into custody and this misrepresentation effect…

Part 2: Of Criminal Procedure | Title 3: Additional Provisions Regarding Criminal Procedure | Chapter 4: The Warrant of Arrest

When an adult willfully misrepresents himself or herself to be a minor under 18 years of age when taken into custody and this misrepresentation effects a material delay in investigation which prevents the filing of a criminal complaint against him or her in a court of competent jurisdiction within 48 hours, the complaint shall be filed within 48 hours from the time the true age is determined, excluding nonjudicial days.

Amendment history: Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 205, Sec. 1.