{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-684","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 684","heading":"","body":"A criminal action is prosecuted in the name of the people of the State of California, as a party, against the person charged with the offense.","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":"65f76641a469581a7448956e37973cc4295dc54b9ec3ce0cae01bd4b6b6aed57","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-683","next":"us-ca/pen-685"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}