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Cal. Penal Code § 1371

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 6: Inquiry into the Competence of the Defendant Before Trial or After Conviction, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1371

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 1371Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
The commitment of the defendant, as described in Section 1370, 1370.1, 1370.01, or 1370.02, exonerates his or her bail, or entitles a person, authorized to receive the property of the defendant, to a return of any money he or she may have deposited instead of bail, or gives, to the person or persons found by the court to have deposited any money instead of bail on behalf of the defendant, a right to the return of that money.

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