US · rules
N.D. Cal. Crim. L.R. 58-1
Designation of Magistrate Judges to Try Misdemeanors and Other Petty
Offenses.
Subject to the limitation of 18 U.S.C. § 3401, Magistrate Judges are specially designated to
try persons accused of and sentence persons convicted of misdemeanors committed within
this District. In addition, Magistrate Judges may dispose of misdemeanors which are
transferred to this District under Fed. R. Crim. P. 20. A Magistrate Judge may direct the
Probation Officer to conduct a presentence investigation of any person convicted of a
misdemeanor and to render a report to the Magistrate Judge prior to the imposition of
sentence.
Provenance
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- cand.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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