{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-683","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 683","heading":"","body":"The proceeding by which a party charged with a public offense is accused and brought to trial and punishment, is known as a criminal action.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"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":"6d67a1403fa8b7eb0cac73be17c449392a90e4780e6537b7f19be52e1ca6ebe0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-682","next":"us-ca/pen-684"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}