Pen. Code, § 1281 · Article 2. Bail Upon Being Held to Answer Before Indictment
Pen. Code, § 1281
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Upon the allowance of bail and the execution and approval of the undertaking, the magistrate must, if the defendant is in custody, make and sign an order for his discharge, upon the delivery of which to the proper officer the defendant must be discharged.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1927, Ch. 733.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1281.
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