Cal. Penal Code § 988
Cal. Penal Code § 988
California · California Penal Code · Status: effective · Effective 1998-09-28
Cite this
- Citation
- Cal. Penal Code § 988, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/888271
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:888271@1- SHA-256
28f4e0bc5c9bac2018612c9924025cca4e2e45cc7eca4d7c3d1846a22405aa41
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
The arraignment must be made by the court, or by the clerk or prosecuting attorney under its direction, and consists in reading the accusatory pleading to the defendant and delivering to the defendant a true copy thereof, and of the endorsements thereon, if any, including the list of witnesses, and asking the defendant whether the defendant pleads guilty or not guilty to the accusatory pleading; provided, that where the accusatory pleading is a complaint charging a misdemeanor, a copy of the same need not be delivered to any defendant unless requested by the defendant.