ARTICLE 2. Bail Upon Being Held to Answer Before Indictment

Article 2 enacted 1872.

§§ 1277–1281a · 9 sections

• § 1277 When the defendant has been held to answer upon an examination for a public offense, the admission to bail may be by the magistrate by whom he is so held, or…
• § 1278 (a) Bail is put in by a written undertaking, executed by two sufficient sureties (with or without the defendant, in the discretion of the magistrate), and…
• § 1279 The qualifications of bail are as follows: 1. Each of them must be a resident, householder, or freeholder within the state; but the court or magistrate may…
• § 1280 The bail must in all cases justify by affidavit taken before the magistrate, that they each possess the qualifications provided in the preceding section. The…
• § 1280a All affidavits for the justification of bail shall set forth the amount of the bail undertaking, a notice that the affidavit shall constitute a lien upon the…
• § 1280b It shall be the duty of the judge or magistrate to file with the clerk of the court, within 24 hours after presentation to him or her, all affidavits for the…
• § 1280.1 (a) From the time of recording an affidavit for the justification of bail, the affidavit shall constitute an attachment lien governed by Sections 488.500,…
• § 1281 Upon the allowance of bail and the execution and approval of the undertaking, the magistrate must, if the defendant is in custody, make and sign an order for…
• § 1281a A judge of the superior court within the county, wherein a cause is pending against any person charged with a felony, may justify and approve bail in the said…