California Penal Code ARTICLE 2 - Bail Upon Being Held to Answer Before Indictment

• Section 1277.
  When the defendant has been held to answer upon an examination for a public offense, the admission to bail may be by the magistrate by...
• Section 1278.
  (a) Bail is put in by a written undertaking, executed by two sufficient sureties (with or without the defendant, in the discretion of the magistrate), and...
• Section 1279.
  The qualifications of bail are as follows:1. Each of them must be a resident, householder, or freeholder within the state; but the court or magistrate may...
• Section 1280.
  The bail must in all cases justify by affidavit taken before the magistrate, that they each possess the qualifications provided in the preceding section. The...
• Section 1280a.
  All affidavits for the justification of bail shall set forth the amount of the bail undertaking, a notice that the affidavit shall constitute a lien...
• Section 1280b.
  It shall be the duty of the judge or magistrate to file with the clerk of the court, within 24 hours after presentation to him...
• Section 1280.1.
  (a) From the time of recording an affidavit for the justification of bail, the affidavit shall constitute an attachment lien governed by Sections 488.500, 488.510 and...
• Section 1281.
  Upon the allowance of bail and the execution and approval of the undertaking, the magistrate must, if the defendant is in custody, make and sign...
• Section 1281a.
  A judge of the superior court within the county, wherein a cause is pending against any person charged with a felony, may justify and approve...

Last modified: October 22, 2018