{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-617","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 617","heading":"","body":"While the jury are absent the Court may adjourn from time to time, in respect to other business; but it is nevertheless open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury, until a verdict is rendered or the jury discharged. The Court may direct the jury to bring in a sealed verdict, at the opening of the Court, in case of an agreement during a recess or adjournment for the day.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS [577. - 674.]","CHAPTER 4. Trial by Jury [607. - 630.]","ARTICLE 2. Conduct of the Trial [607. - 619.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"12a09d453a0ef27806623fc3799f0d8ca875fe8fb4eb6ea7c21fc32b6421c433","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-616","next":"us-ca/ccp-618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}