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Cal. Penal Code § 944

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

Part of Chapter 1: Finding and Presentment of the Indictment, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 944

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 § 944Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
An indictment, when found by the grand jury, must be presented by their foreman, in their presence, to the court, and must be filed with the clerk. No recommendation as to the dollar amount of bail to be fixed shall be made to any court by any grand jury.

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