{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"709","citation":"Pen. Code, § 709","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 1. OF THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES [692. - 727.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Security to Keep the Peace [701. - 714.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-1/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The undertaking must be filed by the magistrate in the office of the Clerk of the county.</p>","text":"The undertaking must be filed by the magistrate in the office of the Clerk of the county.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/security-to-keep-the-peace-709","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}