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Penal Code § 1386

CHAPTER 8. Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1386Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 93.

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.