Penal Code section 1281

Upon the allowance of bail and the execution and approval of the undertaking, the magistrate must, if the defendant is in custody, make and sign an order for his discharge, upon the delivery of which to the proper officer the defendant must be discharged.

Source: Section 1281, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1281. (updated Jan. 1, 1927; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1281

Original Source: Section 1281, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1281. (last accessed May 12, 2025).