California Code
TITLE 10 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 1 - Bail

ARTICLE 1 - In What Cases the Defendant May Be Admitted to Bail

Section 1268. - 1268. Admission to bail is the order of a competent...

Section 1269. - 1269. The taking of bail consists in the acceptance, by...

Section 1269a. - 1269a. Except as otherwise provided by law, no defendant charged...

Section 1269b. - 1269b. (a) The officer in charge of a jail in...

Section 1269c. - 1269c. If a defendant is arrested without a warrant for...

Section 1270. - 1270. (a) Any person who has been arrested for, or...

Section 1270.1. - 1270.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), before a...

Section 1270.2. - 1270.2. When a person is detained in custody on a...

Section 1270.5. - 1270.5. A defendant charged with an offense punishable with death...

Section 1271. - 1271. If the charge is for any other offense, he...

Section 1272. - 1272. After conviction of an offense not punishable with death,...

Section 1272.1. - 1272.1. Release on bail pending appeal under subdivision (3) of...

Section 1273. - 1273. If the offense is bailable, the defendant may be...

Section 1274. - 1274. When the admission to bail is a matter of...

Section 1275. - 1275. (a) (1) In setting, reducing, or denying bail, a...

Section 1275.1. - 1275.1. (a) Bail, pursuant to this chapter, shall not be...

Section 1276. - 1276. (a) A bail bond or undertaking of bail of...

Section 1276.1. - 1276.1. (a) On and after January 1, 2022, no insurer,...

Section 1276.5. - 1276.5. (a) At the time of an initial application to...

ARTICLE 2 - Bail Upon Being Held to Answer Before Indictment

Section 1277. - 1277. When the defendant has been held to answer upon...

Section 1278. - 1278. (a) Bail is put in by a written undertaking,...

Section 1279. - 1279. The qualifications of bail are as follows: 1. Each...

Section 1280. - 1280. The bail must in all cases justify by affidavit...

Section 1280a. - 1280a. All affidavits for the justification of bail shall set...

Section 1280b. - 1280b. It shall be the duty of the judge or...

Section 1280.1. - 1280.1. (a) From the time of recording an affidavit for...

Section 1281. - 1281. Upon the allowance of bail and the execution and...

Section 1281a. - 1281a. A judge of the superior court within the county,...

ARTICLE 3 - Bail Upon an Indictment Before Conviction

Section 1284. - 1284. When the offense charged is not punishable with death,...

Section 1285. - 1285. If the offense charged is punishable with death, the...

Section 1286. - 1286. When the defendant is so delivered into custody he...

Section 1287. - 1287. (a) The bail shall be put in by a...

Section 1288. - 1288. The provisions contained in sections 1279, 1280, 1280a and...

Section 1289. - 1289. After a defendant has been admitted to bail upon...

ARTICLE 4 - Bail on Appeal

Section 1291. - 1291. In the cases in which defendant may be admitted...

Section 1292. - 1292. The bail must possess the qualifications, and must be...

ARTICLE 5 - Deposit Instead of Bail

Section 1295. - 1295. (a) The defendant, or any other person, at any...

Section 1296. - 1296. If the defendant has given bail, he may, at...

Section 1297. - 1297. When money has been deposited, a receipt shall be...

Section 1298. - 1298. In lieu of a deposit of money, the defendant...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Bail Fugitive Recovery Persons Act

Section 1299. - 1299. This article shall be known as the Bail Fugitive...

Section 1299.01. - 1299.01. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall...

Section 1299.01. - 1299.01. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms...

Section 1299.02. - 1299.02. (a) No person, other than a certified law enforcement...

Section 1299.02. - 1299.02. (a) No person, other than a certified law enforcement...

Section 1299.04. - 1299.04. (a) A bail fugitive recovery person, bail agent, bail...

Section 1299.04. - 1299.04. (a) A bail fugitive recovery agent, bail agent, bail...

Section 1299.05. - 1299.05. In performing a bail fugitive apprehension, an individual authorized...

Section 1299.06. - 1299.06. Before apprehending a bail fugitive, an individual authorized by...

Section 1299.07. - 1299.07. (a) An individual authorized by Section 1299.02 to apprehend...

Section 1299.08. - 1299.08. (a) Except under exigent circumstances, an individual authorized by...

Section 1299.09. - 1299.09. An individual, authorized by Section 1299.02 to apprehend a...

Section 1299.10. - 1299.10. An individual authorized by Section 1299.02 to apprehend a...

Section 1299.11. - 1299.11. Any person who violates this act, or who conspires...

Section 1299.12. - 1299.12. Nothing in this article is intended to exempt from...

ARTICLE 6 - Exoneration

Section 1300. - 1300. (a) At any time before the forfeiture of their...

Section 1301. - 1301. For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the bail...

Section 1302. - 1302. If money has been deposited instead of bail, and...

Section 1303. - 1303. If an action or proceeding against a defendant who...

Section 1304. - 1304. Any bail, or moneys or bonds deposited in lieu...

ARTICLE 7 - Forfeiture of the Undertaking of Bail or of the Deposit of Money

Section 1305. - 1305. (a) (1) A court shall in open court declare...

Section 1305.1. - 1305.1. If the defendant fails to appear for arraignment, trial,...

Section 1305.2. - 1305.2. If an assessment is made a condition of the...

Section 1305.3. - 1305.3. The district attorney, county counsel, or applicable prosecuting agency,...

Section 1305.4. - 1305.4. Notwithstanding Section 1305, the surety insurer, the bail agent,...

Section 1305.5. - 1305.5. Notwithstanding Sections 85, 580, 904.1, and 904.2 of the...

Section 1305.6. - 1305.6. (a) If a person appears in court after the...

Section 1306. - 1306. (a) When any bond is forfeited and the period...

Section 1306.1. - 1306.1. The provisions of Sections 1305 and 1306 shall not...

Section 1307. - 1307. If, by reason of the neglect of the defendant...

Section 1308. - 1308. (a) No court or magistrate shall accept any person...

ARTICLE 8 - Recommitment of the Defendant, After Having Given Bail or Deposited Money Instead of Bail

Section 1310. - 1310. The court to which the committing magistrate returns the...

Section 1311. - 1311. The order for the recommitment of the defendant must...

Section 1312. - 1312. The defendant may be arrested pursuant to the order,...

Section 1313. - 1313. If the order recites, as the ground upon which...

Section 1314. - 1314. If the order be made for any other cause,...

Section 1315. - 1315. When the defendant is admitted to bail, the bail...

Section 1316. - 1316. When bail is taken upon the recommitment of the...

Section 1317. - 1317. The bail must possess the qualifications, and must be...

ARTICLE 9 - Procedure Relating to Release on Own Recognizance

Section 1318. - 1318. (a) The defendant shall not be released from custody...

Section 1318.1. - 1318.1. (a) A court, with the concurrence of the board...

Section 1319. - 1319. (a) No person arrested for a violent felony, as...

Section 1319.5. - 1319.5. (a) A person described in subdivision (b) who is...

ARTICLE 10 - Violations

Section 1320. - 1320. (a) Every person who is charged with or convicted...

Section 1320.5. - 1320.5. Every person who is charged with or convicted of...