{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-949","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 949","heading":"","body":"The first pleading on the part of the people in the superior court in a felony case is the indictment, information, or the complaint in any case certified to the superior court under Section 859a. The first pleading on the part of the people in a misdemeanor or infraction case is the complaint except as otherwise provided by law. The first pleading on the part of the people in a proceeding pursuant to Section 3060 of the Government Code is an accusation.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 5. THE PLEADINGS [940. - 973.]","CHAPTER 2. Rules of Pleading [948. - 973.]"],"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":"fdc2ac1170883740710322d535aab7dd7c57f2cf043637cd3a17519d4a447efb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-948","next":"us-ca/pen-950"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}