{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1386","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1386","heading":"","body":"The entry of a nolle prosequi is abolished, and neither the Attorney General nor the district attorney can discontinue or abandon a prosecution for a public offense, except as provided in Section 1385.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS [1268. - 1424.5.]","CHAPTER 8. Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise [1381. - 1388.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ae2e72070def4c70dbf5052956cce5d04fc2a5981eb68cf1e0e5551f0cb7242c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1385.1","next":"us-ca/pen-1387"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}