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Penal Code - PEN

PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620]

  ( Part 2 enacted 1872. )
  

TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10]

  ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. )
  

CHAPTER 4. Plea [1016 - 1027]
  ( Chapter 4 enacted 1872. )

  
1024.  

If the defendant refuses to answer the accusatory pleading, by demurrer or plea, a plea of not guilty must be entered.

(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)