Pen. Code, § 1307 · Article 7. Forfeiture of the Undertaking of Bail or of the Deposit of Money
Pen. Code, § 1307
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If, by reason of the neglect of the defendant to appear, money deposited instead of bail is forfeited, and the forfeiture is not discharged or remitted, the clerk with whom it is deposited must, at the end of 180 days, unless the court has before that time discharged the forfeiture, pay over the money deposited to the county treasurer.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1926.
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- Official file
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