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Cal. Penal Code § 1163

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 § 1163

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 § 1163Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
When a verdict is rendered, and before it is recorded, the jury may be polled, at the request of either party, in which case they must be severally asked whether it is their verdict, and if any one answer in the negative, the jury must be sent out for further deliberation.

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