§ 310-080. WARRANT FOR ARREST AFTER FAILURE TO APPEAR

When a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear and has not posted bail as provided in Section 853.6 of the Penal Code, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his arrest within 20 days after his failure to appear as promised or if such person promises to appear before an officer authorized to accept bail other than the magistrate and fails to do so on or before the date which he promised to appear, then within 20 days after the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to the magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense.

([236] 897, Sec. 5; Nov. 23, 1982)