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Cal. Penal Code § 957

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

Part of Chapter 2: Rules of Pleading, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 957

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 § 957Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
The words used in an accusatory pleading are construed in their usual acceptance in common language, except such words and phrases as are defined by law, which are construed according to their legal meaning.

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