California · Penal Code
PEN §1268: Admission to bail is the order of a competent Court or magistrate that the defendant be discharged from actual custody upon bail.
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A court or magistrate may order that a defendant be released from custody if bail is posted, allowing temporary freedom pending trial.
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Admission to bail is the order of a competent Court or magistrate that the defendant be discharged from actual custody upon bail.
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