California · Penal Code
PEN §999: An order to set aside an indictment or information, as provided in this chapter, is no bar to a future prosecution for the same offense.
What this law says, in plain English
A court order dismissing an indictment or information does not prevent the government from prosecuting the defendant again for the same offense.
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