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Proceedings when accused does not appear

ยง 777. Proceedings when accused does not appear. Where a person has
given an undertaking for his appearance, as prescribed in this article
and fails to appear, on the return day of the application, the court may
either issue a warrant of commitment, or make an order, directing the
undertaking to be prosecuted; or both.

JUD 777 2014-09-22

Sections:

ARTICLE 19 - Contempts
SECTION 750 - Power of courts to punish for criminal contempts
SECTION 751 - Punishment for criminal contempts
SECTION 752 - Requisites of commitment for criminal contempt; review of certain mandates
SECTION 753 - Power of courts to punish for civil contempts
SECTION 753-A - Contempts in cases involving or growing out of labor disputes
SECTION 754 - Special proceeding to punish for contempt punishable civilly
SECTION 755 - When punishment may be summary
SECTION 756 - Application to punish for contempt; procedure
SECTION 757 - Application to punish for contempt committed before referee
SECTION 758 - Notice to delinquent officer to show cause
SECTION 760 - When application may be made
SECTION 761 - Notice to accused; service
SECTION 767 - When habeas corpus may issue
SECTION 770 - Final order directing punishment; exception
SECTION 771 - Punishment upon return of habeas corpus
SECTION 772 - Punishment upon return of application
SECTION 773 - Amount of fine
SECTION 774 - Length of imprisonment and periodic review of proceedings
SECTION 775 - When court may release offender
SECTION 776 - Offender liable to indictment
SECTION 777 - Proceedings when accused does not appear
SECTION 778 - Prosecution of undertaking by person aggrieved
SECTION 779 - Prosecution of undertaking by attorney-general or district attorney
SECTION 780 - Sheriff liable for taking insufficient sureties
SECTION 781 - Punishment of misconduct at trial term

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