Title 10: Miscellaneous Proceedings | Chapter 1: Bail | Article 7: Forfeiture of the Undertaking of Bail or of the Deposit of Money
California Penal Code, Part 2 — Criminal Procedure – 2026
§ 1305
(a) (1) A court shall in open court declare forfeited the undertaking of bail or the money or property deposited as bail if, without sufficient excuse…
§ 1305.1
If the defendant fails to appear for arraignment, trial, judgment, or upon any other occasion when his or her appearance is lawfully required, but the…
§ 1305.2
If an assessment is made a condition of the order to set aside the forfeiture of an undertaking, deposit, or bail under Section 1305, the clerk of the…
§ 1305.3
The district attorney, county counsel, or applicable prosecuting agency, as the case may be, shall recover, out of the forfeited bail money, the costs…
§ 1305.4
Notwithstanding Section 1305, the surety insurer, the bail agent, the surety, or the depositor may file a motion, based upon good cause, for an order …
§ 1305.5
Notwithstanding Sections 85, 580, 904.1, and 904.
§ 1305.6
(a) If a person appears in court after the end of the 180-day period specified in Section 1305, the court may, in its discretion, vacate the forfeitur…
§ 1306
(a) When any bond is forfeited and the period of time specified in Section 1305 has elapsed without the forfeiture having been set aside, the court wh…
§ 1306.1
The provisions of Sections 1305 and 1306 shall not affect the payment of bail deposits into the city or county treasury, as the case may be, pursuant …
§ 1307
If, by reason of the neglect of the defendant to appear, money deposited instead of bail is forfeited, and the forfeiture is not discharged or remitte…
§ 1308
(a) No court or magistrate shall accept any person or corporation as surety on bail if any summary judgment against that person or corporation entered…