Penal Code section 1268

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

Source: Section 1268, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1268. (accessed Oct. 26, 2026).

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§ 1268's source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1268

Original Source: Section 1268, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1268. (last accessed May 12, 2025).