{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-990","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 990","heading":"","body":"If on the arraignment, the defendant requires it, the defendant must be allowed a reasonable time to answer, which shall be not less than one day in a felony case and not more than seven days in a misdemeanor or infraction case.","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":"af807412366211b3b72f69d0137f84b51a80f2136bd537171245ae3701fdf1e3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-989","next":"us-ca/pen-991"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}