Existing law governs the procedure for issuing a warrant of arrest by a magistrate. If a declaration of probable cause is made by a peace officer, existing law requires the magistrate to issue a warrant of probable cause for the arrest of the defendant described in the declaration only if the magistrate is satisfied that there is probable cause that the offense described in the declaration has been committed and that the defendant has committed the offense. Existing law allows the issuing magistrate to examine the person seeking the warrant and any witnesses the person may produce under oath. Existing law provides additional requirements for making and signing the declaration of probable cause, as specified.
California AB 127 (20212022) — Arrest warrants: declaration of probable cause.
Existing law governs the procedure for issuing a warrant of arrest by a magistrate. If a declaration of probable cause is made by a peace officer, existing law requires the magistrate to issue a warrant of probable cause for the arrest of the defendant described in the declaration only if the magistrate is satisfied that there is probable cause that the offense described in the declaration has been committed and that the defendant has committed the offense. Existing law allows the issuing magistrate to examine the person seeking the warrant and any witnesses the person may produce under oath. Existing law provides additional requirements for making and signing the declaration of probable cause, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 127 Kamlager Assembly Third Reading By STONE — 57–8 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Kamlager — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-12-18 Introduced. To print. introduction
2020-12-19 From printer. May be heard in committee January 18.
2021-01-11 Read first time. reading-1
2021-01-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-04-14 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-04-15 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-04-21 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-04-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 8. Page 1286.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-05-12 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-06-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-06-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-06-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 1471.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-10 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2021-06-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
2021-06-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-06-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 20, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fd04c1ff-5260-45ab-bbfe-ecaa806ff5d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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