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Cal. Penal Code § 1384
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 8: Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1384
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.
If the judge or magistrate directs the action to be dismissed, the defendant must, if in custody, be discharged therefrom; or if admitted to bail, his bail is exonerated, or money deposited instead of bail must be refunded to him or to the person or persons found by the court to have deposited said money on behalf of said defendant.
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