California Penal Code

§ 1447

PEN § 1447 Effective Sep 28, 1998Title 11 · Part 2 · Ch. 1

Statute text

When the defendant is acquitted in a misdemeanor or infraction case, if the court certifies in the minutes that the prosecution was malicious and without probable cause, the court may order the complainant to pay the costs of the action, or to give an undertaking to pay the costs within 30 days after the trial.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 413. Effective September 28, 1998.