{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-3028","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 3028","heading":"","body":"When the defendant appears, he may object in writing to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment, or he may answer the articles by an oral plea of not guilty.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [1000. - 3599.84.]","CHAPTER 7. Removal from Office [3000. - 3075.]","ARTICLE 2. Impeachment [3020. - 3040.]"],"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":"6ef8df2ddea1aec194ae288401f902633cd98a5271bc8eaacd27633e09bc83d8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-3027","next":"us-ca/gov-3029"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}