California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 978

When his personal appearance is necessary, if he is in custody, the Court may direct and the officer in whose custody he is must bring him before it to be arraigned.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 978 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-6-pleadings-and-proceedings-before-trial/chapter-1-of-the-arraignment-of-the-defendant/section-978

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Of the Arraignment of the Defendant

§ 976§ 977§ 977.1§ 977.2§ 977.3§ 978§ 978.5§ 979§ 980§ 981…§ 987.2§ 987.3§ 987.6§ 987.9§ 988§ 989§ 990§ 991§ 992§ 993

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