{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1291","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1291","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 4. Bail on Appeal [1291. - 1292.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10/chapter-1/article-4"}],"history":"Amended by Code Amendments 1877-78, Ch. 89.","effective":null,"html":"<p>In the cases in which defendant may be admitted to bail upon an appeal, the order admitting him to bail may be made by any Magistrate having the power to issue a writ of habeas corpus, or by the Magistrate before whom the trial was had.</p>","text":"In the cases in which defendant may be admitted to bail upon an appeal, the order admitting him to bail may be made by any Magistrate having the power to issue a writ of habeas corpus, or by the Magistrate before whom the trial was had.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/bail-on-appeal-1291","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}