Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 1383 — Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise
Cal. Penal Code § 1383
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
If the defendant is not charged or tried, as provided in Section 1382, and sufficient reason therefor is shown, the court may order the action to be continued from time to time, and in the meantime may discharge the defendant from custody on his or her own undertaking of bail for his or her…
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Cal. Penal Code § 1383 — Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
If the defendant is not charged or tried, as provided in Section 1382, and sufficient reason therefor is shown, the court may order the action to be continued from time to time, and in the meantime may discharge the defendant from custody on his or her own undertaking of bail for his or her appearance to answer the charge at the time to which the action is continued.