{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1271","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1271","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS [1268. - 1424.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Bail [1268. - 1320.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. In What Cases the Defendant May Be Admitted to Bail [1268. - 1276.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If the charge is for any other offense, he may be admitted to bail before conviction, as a matter of right.</p>","text":"If the charge is for any other offense, he may be admitted to bail before conviction, as a matter of right.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/in-what-cases-the-defendant-may-be-admitted-to-bail-1271","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}