Section 72301 Of Article 8. When Open For Business From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 8.
72301
. The clerk of the superior court or one or more deputy
clerks, the sheriff or one or more deputy sheriffs, or one or more
city police officers shall be in attendance at all hours of the day
and night, including Sundays and holidays, and may fix and accept
bail pursuant to procedures established by the court for the
appearance before the court of any defendant charged in the court or
whenever a defendant has been arrested and booked within the county
for having committed a misdemeanor. The amount of bail shall be
pursuant to a schedule of bail in such cases previously fixed and
approved by the judges of the court at their annual meeting. If a
warrant has been issued for the arrest of the defendant, the bail
shall be in the amount fixed in the warrant. The bail shall be cash,
negotiable United States Treasury bonds, or a surety bond executed by
a certified, admitted surety insurer as provided in the Insurance
Code.