Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 1296 — Deposit Instead of Bail
Cal. Penal Code § 1296
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
If the defendant has given bail, he may, at any time before the forfeiture of the undertaking, in like manner deposit the sum mentioned in the recognizance, and upon the deposit being made the bail is exonerated.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 1296 — Deposit Instead of Bail is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
If the defendant has given bail, he may, at any time before the forfeiture of the undertaking, in like manner deposit the sum mentioned in the recognizance, and upon the deposit being made the bail is exonerated.