Penal Code § 1296

ARTICLE 5. Deposit Instead of Bail

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1296Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

If the defendant has given bail, he may, at any time before the forfeiture of the undertaking, in like manner deposit the sum mentioned in the recognizance, and upon the deposit being made the bail is exonerated.