ARTICLE 1. In What Cases the Defendant May Be Admitted to Bail
Article 1 enacted 1872.
§§ 1268–1276.5 · 19 sections
- § 1268 Admission to bail is the order of a competent Court or magistrate that the defendant be discharged from actual custody upon bail.
- § 1269 The taking of bail consists in the acceptance, by a competent court or magistrate, of the undertaking of sufficient bail for the appearance of the defendant,…
- § 1269a Except as otherwise provided by law, no defendant charged in a warrant of arrest with any public offense shall be discharged from custody upon bail except upon…
- § 1269b (a) The officer in charge of a jail in which an arrested person is held in custody, an officer of a sheriff’s department or police department of a city who is…
- § 1269c If a defendant is arrested without a warrant for a bailable felony offense or for the misdemeanor offense of violating a domestic violence restraining order,…
- § 1270 (a) Any person who has been arrested for, or charged with, an offense other than a capital offense may be released on his or her own recognizance by a court or…
- § 1270.1 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), before a person who is arrested for any of the following crimes may be released on bail in an amount that is either…
- § 1270.2 When a person is detained in custody on a criminal charge prior to conviction for want of bail, that person is entitled to an automatic review of the order…
- § 1270.5 A defendant charged with an offense punishable with death cannot be admitted to bail, when the proof of his or her guilt is evident or the presumption thereof…
- § 1271 If the charge is for any other offense, he may be admitted to bail before conviction, as a matter of right.
- § 1272 After conviction of an offense not punishable with death or life without the possibility of parole, a defendant who has made application for probation or who…
- § 1272.1 Release on bail pending appeal under subdivision (3) of Section 1272 shall be ordered by the court if the defendant demonstrates all the following: (a) By…
- § 1273 If the offense is bailable, the defendant may be admitted to bail before conviction: First—For his appearance before the magistrate, on the examination of the…
- § 1274 When the admission to bail is a matter of discretion, the Court or officer to whom the application is made must require reasonable notice thereof to be given…
- § 1275 (a) (1) In setting, reducing, or denying bail, a judge or magistrate shall take into consideration the protection of the public, the seriousness of the offense…
- § 1275.1 (a) Bail, pursuant to this chapter, shall not be accepted unless a judge or magistrate finds that no portion of the consideration, pledge, security, deposit,…
- § 1276 (a) A bail bond or undertaking of bail of an admitted surety insurer shall be accepted or approved by a court or magistrate without further acknowledgment if…
- § 1276.1 (a) On and after January 1, 2022, no insurer, bail agent, or other bail licensee shall enter into a contract, agreement, or undertaking of bail that requires…
- § 1276.5 (a) At the time of an initial application to a bail bond licensee for a bail bond which is to be secured by a lien against real property, the bail bond…