{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1562","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1562","heading":"","body":"The party prosecuting a special proceeding of a criminal nature is designated in this Code as the complainant, and the adverse party as the defendant.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE [1473. - 1564.]","CHAPTER 5. Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature [1562. - 1564.]"],"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":"3a34f1c18df333535344cd8400bc428c2c00a2dcb5e1f80324f18172ec8071ce","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1558","next":"us-ca/pen-1563"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}