California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1194

When the defendant is in custody, the Court may direct the officer in whose custody he is to bring him before it for judgment, and the officer must do so.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 1194 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-8-of-judgment-and-execution/chapter-1-the-judgment/section-1194

Other sections in Chapter 1 - The Judgment

§ 1191§ 1191.1§ 1191.10§ 1191.15§ 1191.16§ 1191.2§ 1191.21§ 1191.25§ 1191.3§ 1192…§ 1210§ 1210.1§ 1210.5§ 1210.6§ 1210.10§ 1210.11§ 1210.12§ 1210.13§ 1210.14§ 1210.16

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