Pen. Code, § 1384 · Chapter 8. Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise
Pen. Code, § 1384
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If the judge or magistrate directs the action to be dismissed, the defendant must, if in custody, be discharged therefrom; or if admitted to bail, his bail is exonerated, or money deposited instead of bail must be refunded to him or to the person or persons found by the court to have deposited said money on behalf of said defendant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 938, Sec. 6.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1384.
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