Penal Code section 712

Upon the District Attorney’s producing evidence of such conviction to the Superior Court of the county, the Court must order the undertaking to be prosecuted, and the District Attorney must thereupon commence an action upon it in the name of the people of this State.

Source: Section 712, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=712. (accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_712

Original Source: Section 712, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=712. (last accessed May 12, 2025).