Pen. Code, § 944 · Chapter 1. Finding and Presentment of the Indictment
Pen. Code, § 944
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An indictment, when found by the grand jury, must be presented by their foreman, in their presence, to the court, and must be filed with the clerk. No recommendation as to the dollar amount of bail to be fixed shall be made to any court by any grand jury.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 695.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=944.
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