California § 1116 - If the defendant is not arrested on a warrant from the proper county, as provided
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§ 1116. If the defendant is not arrested on a warrant from the proper county, as provided
If the defendant is not arrested on a warrant from the proper county, as provided in section 1115, he must be discharged from custody, or his bail in the action is exonerated, or money deposited instead of bail must be refunded to him or to the person or persons found by the court to have deposited said money on behalf of said defendant, as the case may be, and the sureties in the undertaking, as mentioned in that section, must be discharged. If he is arrested, the same proceedings must be had thereon as upon the arrest of a defendant in another county on a warrant of arrest issued by a magistrate.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 1116 cover?
Section 1116 ("If the defendant is not arrested on a warrant from the proper county, as provided") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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