{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-978","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 978","heading":"","body":"When his personal appearance is necessary, if he is in custody, the Court may direct and the officer in whose custody he is must bring him before it to be arraigned.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976. - 1054.10.]","CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976. - 993.]"],"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":"d51308cd65503ff000bc9cfff6e11a77476a8b55b43d726de43e560448073a56","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-977.3","next":"us-ca/pen-978.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}