{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1003","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1003","heading":"","body":"Both the demurrer and plea must be put in, in open Court, either at the time of the arraignment or at such other time as may be allowed to the defendant for that purpose.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976. - 1054.10.]","CHAPTER 3. Demurrer and Amendment [1002. - 1012.]"],"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":"d48566009cc2cd41baa17c68368946c08b20b698c6254edf464e44947a037133","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1002","next":"us-ca/pen-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}