{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1005","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1005","heading":"","body":"The demurrer must be in writing, signed either by the defendant or his counsel, and filed. It must distinctly specify the grounds of objection to the accusatory pleading or it must be disregarded.","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":"0c54a171a45c7ca28e3bc642615e3156b74f74a6b079a92ea16929660a88e1a6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1004","next":"us-ca/pen-1006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}