{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1280","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1280","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 2. Bail Upon Being Held to Answer Before Indictment [1277. - 1281a.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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 magistrate may further examine the bail upon oath concerning their sufficiency, in such manner as he may deem proper.</p>","text":"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 magistrate may further examine the bail upon oath concerning their sufficiency, in such manner as he may deem proper.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/bail-upon-being-held-to-answer-before-indictment-1280","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}