A "serious felony" as defined in Penal Code section 1192.7(c) is a felony that requires no bail. This includes a "violent felony" as defined in Penal Code section 667.5(c), except for a residential burglary under Penal Code section 460(a). Additionally, Penal Code section 136.1(c) (preventing or dissuading testimony) is a felony that requires no bail. Other offenses that require no bail include Penal Code section 243(e)(1) (dating-partner battery), Penal Code section 262 (spousal rape), Penal Code section 273.5 (spousal battery), Penal Code section 273.6 (violation of a domestic violence protective order), Penal Code section 422 (terrorist threats), and Penal Code section 646.9 (stalking).
A judicial officer may set bail for multiple offenses, but the bail amount shall not be "stacked" if the provisions of Penal Code section 654(a) would prohibit multiple punishments for those offenses. Persons not entitled to be released on bail are those charged with capital offenses, certain violent felony offenses, and individuals on felony probation who are charged with violating their probation.
The purpose of this bail schedule is to fix an amount upon which a person who is arrested without a warrant may be released from custody prior to appearance in court. The Superior Court Judges of every county are required to prepare, adopt, and annually revise a uniform schedule of bail for all felony and misdemeanor offenses.
The following offenses are ineligible for pre-court appearance release: accessory after the fact to a felony, treason, bribery of an executive officer, bribery of a public officer or employee, taking a bribe, resisting arrest/threatening an officer, threats to the life of an official or judge, bribery of a government official, bribing a judge or juror, accepting a bribe by a judge or juror, offering forged/false documents for filing, perjury, subornation of perjury, perjury-capital case, preventing or dissuading a victim or witness from testifying, inducing false testimony, threats of force or violence against a witness or victim, threats of force or violence because of assistance to prosecution, resisting an officer by removing or attempting to remove a firearm, and assault by an officer under color of authority.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $0: murder with special circumstances, murder, first or second degree, attempted murder, second degree murder of a peace officer, and kidnapping.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $25,000: conspiracy, bribery of a councilman, supervisor, etc., and solicitation or recruiting into a street gang.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $50,000: bribery of a government official, bribing a judge or juror, accepting a bribe by a judge or juror, preventing or dissuading a victim or witness from testifying, inducing false testimony, threats of force or violence against a witness or victim, threats of force or violence because of assistance to prosecution, and resisting an officer by removing or attempting to remove a firearm.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $100,000: conspiracy to commit any crime against the President, Vice President, and others, aggravated white collar crime enhancement, participation in a street gang, solicitation or recruiting into a street gang with use of force, and torture.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $200,000: gross vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated without gross negligence, and vehicular manslaughter knowingly caused for financial gain.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $500,000: kidnapping a child under 14 for the purpose of a lewd act.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $1,000,000: mayhem, aggravated mayhem, and kidnapping for ransom, robbery, or sex offense.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $1,500,000: kidnapping during commission of a carjacking.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $2,000,000: robbery (second degree).
The following offenses have a bail amount of $5,000,000: murder with special circumstances.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $10,000,000: murder, first or second degree.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $20,000,000: second degree murder of a peace officer.
The following offenses have a bail amount of $50,000 plus an additional amount: personal use of a firearm, discharge of a firearm, personal use of a firearm GBI, infliction of great bodily injury, use of a deadly weapon, and armed with a firearm in commission of a crime.
