If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the magistrate, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he be within this State. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the people of the State as in the case of other bonds or undertakings given by a defendant in criminal proceedings.
Cal. Penal Code § 1553
Proceedings Against Fugitives From Justice
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 1547–1558 (37 sections).
Repealed and added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 554.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.