Pen. Code, § 979 · Chapter 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant
Pen. Code, § 979
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If the defendant has been discharged on bail or has deposited money or other property instead thereof, and does not appear to be arraigned when his personal presence is necessary, the court, in addition to the forfeiture of the undertaking of bail or of the money or other property deposited, may order the issuance of a bench warrant for his arrest.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=979.
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