California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1268

Admission to bail is the order of a competent Court or magistrate that the defendant be discharged from actual custody upon bail.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1268 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-10-miscellaneous-proceedings/chapter-1-bail/article-1-in-what-cases-the-defendant-may-be-admitted-to-bail/section-1268

Other sections in Article 1 - In What Cases the Defendant May Be Admitted to Bail

§ 1268§ 1269§ 1269a§ 1269b§ 1269c§ 1270§ 1270.1§ 1270.2§ 1270.5§ 1271§ 1272§ 1272.1§ 1273§ 1274§ 1275§ 1275.1§ 1276§ 1276.1§ 1276.5

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