California · Government Code

GOV §72301: The clerk of the superior court or one or more deputy clerks, the sheriff or one or more deputy sheriffs, or one or more city police officers shall be in attendance at all hours of the day and night,

Civil

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This statute establishes procedures for court clerks, sheriffs, and police officers to accept bail from defendants charged with misdemeanors, setting bail amounts according to court-approved schedules or warrant amounts.

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The clerk of the superior court or one or more deputy clerks, the sheriff or one or more deputy sheriffs, or one or more city police officers shall be in attendance at all hours of the day and night, including Sundays and holidays, and may fix and accept bail pursuant to procedures established by the court for the appearance before the court of any defendant charged in the court or whenever a defendant has been arrested and booked within the county for having committed a misdemeanor. The amount of bail shall be pursuant to a schedule of bail in such cases previously fixed and approved by the judges of the court at their annual meeting. If a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the defendant, the bail shall be in the amount fixed in the warrant. The bail shall be cash, negotiable United States Treasury bonds, or a surety bond executed by a certified, admitted surety insurer as provided in the Insurance Code.

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