California Code
PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
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...

CHAPTER 1.7 - Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool Validation

Section 1320.35. - 1320.35. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in...

CHAPTER 2 - Who May Be Witnesses in Criminal Actions

Section 1321. - 1321. The rules for determining the competency of witnesses in...

Section 1324. - 1324. In any felony proceeding or in any investigation or...

Section 1324.1. - 1324.1. In any misdemeanor proceeding in any court, if a...

Section 1324.2. - 1324.2. (a) Testimony of a victim or witness in a...

CHAPTER 3 - Compelling the Attendance of Witnesses

Section 1326. - 1326. (a) The process by which the attendance of a...

Section 1326.1. - 1326.1. (a) An order for the production of utility records...

Section 1326.2. - 1326.2. (a) An order for the production of escrow or...

Section 1327. - 1327. A subpoena authorized by Section 1326 shall be substantially...

Section 1328. - 1328. (a) A subpoena may be served by any person,...

Section 1328.5. - 1328.5. Whenever any peace officer is a witness before any...

Section 1328.6. - 1328.6. Whenever any criminalist, questioned document examiner, latent print analyst,...

Section 1328d. - 1328d. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1328, except as specified in subdivision...

Section 1329. - 1329. (a) When a person attends before a magistrate, grand...

Section 1329.1. - 1329.1. Any witness who is subpoenaed in any criminal action...

Section 1330. - 1330. No person is obliged to attend as a witness...

Section 1331. - 1331. Disobedience to a subpoena, or a refusal to be...

Section 1331.5. - 1331.5. Any person who is subpoenaed to appear at a...

Section 1332. - 1332. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 878 to 883,...

CHAPTER 3a - Attendance of Witnesses Outside the State

Section 1334. - 1334. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Act...

Section 1334.1. - 1334.1. As used in this chapter: (a) “Witness” includes any...

Section 1334.2. - 1334.2. If a judge of a court of record in...

Section 1334.3. - 1334.3. (a) If a person in any state, which by...

Section 1334.4. - 1334.4. If a person comes into this State in obedience...

Section 1334.5. - 1334.5. If a person passes through this State while going...

Section 1334.6. - 1334.6. This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as...

CHAPTER 4 - Examination of Witnesses Conditionally

Section 1335. - 1335. (a) If a defendant has been charged with a...

Section 1336. - 1336. (a) When a material witness for the defendant, or...

Section 1337. - 1337. The application shall be made upon affidavit stating all...

Section 1338. - 1338. The application may be made to the court or...

Section 1339. - 1339. If the court or judge is satisfied that the...

Section 1340. - 1340. (a) The defendant has the right to be present...

Section 1341. - 1341. If, at the designated time and place, it is...

Section 1342. - 1342. The attendance of the witness may be enforced by...

Section 1343. - 1343. The testimony given by the witness shall be reduced...

Section 1344. - 1344. The deposition taken must, by the magistrate, be sealed...

Section 1345. - 1345. The deposition, or a certified copy of it, may...

CHAPTER 4.5 - Examination of Victims of Sexual Crimes

Section 1346. - 1346. (a) When a defendant has been charged with a...

Section 1346.1. - 1346.1. (a) When a defendant has been charged with a...

Section 1347. - 1347. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in...

Section 1347.1. - 1347.1. (a) In any criminal proceeding in which a defendant...

Section 1347.5. - 1347.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in...

CHAPTER 5 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission

Section 1349. - 1349. When an issue of fact is joined upon an...

Section 1350. - 1350. When a material witness for the defendant resides out...

Section 1351. - 1351. A commission is a process issued under the seal...

Section 1352. - 1352. The application must be made upon affidavit, stating: 1....

Section 1353. - 1353. The application may be made to the Court, or...

Section 1354. - 1354. If the Court to whom the application is made...

Section 1355. - 1355. When the commission is ordered, the defendant must serve...

Section 1356. - 1356. Unless the parties otherwise consent, by an indorsement upon...

Section 1357. - 1357. The commissioner, unless otherwise specially directed, may execute the...

Section 1358. - 1358. If the commission and return be delivered by the...

Section 1359. - 1359. If the agent is dead, or from sickness or...

Section 1360. - 1360. The clerk or judge receiving and opening the commission...

Section 1361. - 1361. The commission and return must at all times be...

Section 1362. - 1362. The depositions taken under the commission may be read...

CHAPTER 6 - Inquiry into the Competence of the Defendant Before Trial or After Conviction

Section 1367. - 1367. (a) A person shall not be tried or adjudged...

Section 1368. - 1368. (a) If, during the pendency of an action and...

Section 1368.1. - 1368.1. (a) (1) If the action is on a complaint...

Section 1369. - 1369. Except as stated in subdivision (g), a trial by...

Section 1369.5. - 1369.5. (a) A document submitted to a court pursuant to...

Section 1370. - 1370. (a) (1) (A) If the defendant is found mentally...

Section 1370.01. - 1370.01. (a) If the defendant is found mentally competent, the...

Section 1370.015. - 1370.015. A person committed to the care of the State...

Section 1370.02. - 1370.02. (a) If the defendant is found mentally competent during...

Section 1370.1. - 1370.1. (a) (1) (A) If the defendant is found mentally...

Section 1370.2. - 1370.2. If a person is adjudged mentally incompetent pursuant to...

Section 1370.3. - 1370.3. A person committed to a state hospital or other...

Section 1370.4. - 1370.4. If, in the evaluation ordered by the court under...

Section 1370.5. - 1370.5. (a) A person committed to a state hospital or...

Section 1370.6. - 1370.6. (a) If a mentally incompetent defendant is admitted to...

Section 1371. - 1371. The commitment of the defendant, as described in Section...

Section 1372. - 1372. (a) (1) If the medical director of a state...

Section 1373. - 1373. The expense of sending the defendant to the state...

Section 1373.5. - 1373.5. In every case where a claim is presented to...

Section 1374. - 1374. When a defendant who has been found incompetent is...

Section 1375. - 1375. Claims by the state for all amounts due from...

Section 1375.5. - 1375.5. (a) Time spent by a person in a treatment...

Section 1376. - 1376. (a) As used in this section, the following definitions...

CHAPTER 7 - Compromising Certain Public Offenses by Leave of the Court

Section 1377. - 1377. When the person injured by an act constituting a...

Section 1378. - 1378. If the person injured appears before the court in...

Section 1379. - 1379. No public offense can be compromised, nor can any...

CHAPTER 8 - Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise

Section 1381. - 1381. Whenever a defendant has been convicted, in any court...

Section 1381.5. - 1381.5. Whenever a defendant has been convicted of a crime...

Section 1382. - 1382. (a) The court, unless good cause to the contrary...

Section 1383. - 1383. If the defendant is not charged or tried, as...

Section 1384. - 1384. If the judge or magistrate directs the action to...

Section 1385. - 1385. (a) The judge or magistrate may, either on motion...

Section 1385.1. - 1385.1. Notwithstanding Section 1385 or any other provision of law,...

Section 1386. - 1386. The entry of a nolle prosequi is abolished, and...

Section 1387. - 1387. (a) An order terminating an action pursuant to this...

Section 1387.1. - 1387.1. (a) Where an offense is a violent felony, as...

Section 1387.2. - 1387.2. Upon the express consent of both the people and...

Section 1388. - 1388. (a) In any case where an order for the...

CHAPTER 8.5 - Agreement on Detainers

Section 1389. - 1389. The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law...

Section 1389.1. - 1389.1. The phrase “appropriate court” as used in the agreement...

Section 1389.2. - 1389.2. All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of this...

Section 1389.4. - 1389.4. Every person who has been imprisoned in a prison...

Section 1389.5. - 1389.5. It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden...

Section 1389.6. - 1389.6. The Administrator, Interstate Probation and Parole Compacts, shall administer...

Section 1389.7. - 1389.7. When, pursuant to the agreement on detainers or other...

Section 1389.8. - 1389.8. It shall be the responsibility of the agent of...

CHAPTER 9 - Proceedings Against Corporations

Section 1390. - 1390. Upon the filing of an accusatory pleading against a...

Section 1391. - 1391. The summons shall be substantially in the following form:...

Section 1392. - 1392. The summons must be served at least five days...

Section 1393. - 1393. At the appointed time in the summons, the magistrate...

Section 1396. - 1396. If an accusatory pleading is filed, the corporation may...

Section 1397. - 1397. When a fine is imposed upon a corporation on...

CHAPTER 10 - Entitling Affidavits

Section 1401. - 1401. It is not necessary to entitle an affidavit or...

CHAPTER 11 - Errors and Mistakes in Pleadings and Other Proceedings

Section 1404. - 1404. Neither a departure from the form or mode prescribed...

Section 1405. - 1405. (a) A person who was convicted of a felony...

Section 1405.1. - 1405.1. (a) When the court grants a motion for DNA...

CHAPTER 12 - Disposal of Property Stolen or Embezzled

Section 1407. - 1407. When property, alleged to have been stolen or embezzled,...

Section 1408. - 1408. On the application of the owner and on satisfactory...

Section 1409. - 1409. If property stolen or embezzled comes into the custody...

Section 1410. - 1410. If the property stolen or embezzled has not been...

Section 1411. - 1411. (a) If the ownership of the property stolen or...

Section 1412. - 1412. When money or other property is taken from a...

Section 1413. - 1413. (a) The clerk or person having charge of the...

CHAPTER 13 - Disposition of Evidence in Criminal Cases

Section 1417. - 1417. All exhibits which have been introduced or filed in...

Section 1417.1. - 1417.1. No order shall be made for the destruction of...

Section 1417.2. - 1417.2. Notwithstanding Section 1417.5, the court may, on application of...

Section 1417.3. - 1417.3. (a) At any time prior to the final determination...

Section 1417.5. - 1417.5. Except as provided in Section 1417.6, 60 days after...

Section 1417.6. - 1417.6. (a) The provisions of Section 1417.5 shall not apply...

Section 1417.7. - 1417.7. Not less than 15 days before any proposed disposition...

Section 1417.8. - 1417.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the...

Section 1417.9. - 1417.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and subject to subdivisions...

CHAPTER 14 - Disposition of Unclaimed Money Held by District Attorney or Court Clerk

Section 1420. - 1420. All money received by a district attorney or clerk...

Section 1421. - 1421. The notice shall state the amount of money, the...

Section 1422. - 1422. Unless some person files a verified complaint seeking to...

CHAPTER 15 - Disqualification of Prosecuting Attorneys

Section 1424. - 1424. (a) (1) Notice of a motion to disqualify a...

Section 1424.5. - 1424.5. (a) (1) Upon receiving information that a prosecuting attorney...