Penal Code section 944

An indictment, when found by the grand jury, must be presented by their foreman, in their presence, to the court, and must be filed with the clerk. No recommendation as to the dollar amount of bail to be fixed shall be made to any court by any grand jury.

Source: Section 944, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=944. (updated Jan. 1, 1974; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_944

Original Source: Section 944, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=944. (last accessed May 12, 2025).