Section 1278 Of Article 2. Bail Upon Being Held To Answer Before Indictment 1277-1281a From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.

. (a) Bail is put in by a written undertaking, executed by two sufficient sureties (with or without the defendant, in the discretion of the magistrate), and acknowledged before the court or magistrate, in substantially the following form: