{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1386","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1386","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 8. Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise [1381. - 1388.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10/chapter-8"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 93.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The entry of a nolle prosequi is abolished, and neither the Attorney General nor the district attorney can discontinue or abandon a prosecution for a public offense, except as provided in Section <a href=\"/pen/1385\">1385</a>.</p>","text":"The entry of a nolle prosequi is abolished, and neither the Attorney General nor the district attorney can discontinue or abandon a prosecution for a public offense, except as provided in Section 1385.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/dismissal-of-the-action-for-want-of-prosecution-or-otherwise-1386","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}