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Penal Code § 979

CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 979Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

If the defendant has been discharged on bail or has deposited money or other property instead thereof, and does not appear to be arraigned when his personal presence is necessary, the court, in addition to the forfeiture of the undertaking of bail or of the money or other property deposited, may order the issuance of a bench warrant for his arrest.