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Cal. Penal Code § 1153

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 4: The Verdict or Finding, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1153

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 1153Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
The special verdict must be reduced to writing by the jury, or in their presence entered upon the minutes of the Court, read to the jury and agreed to by them, before they are discharged.

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