{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"3028","citation":"Gov. Code, § 3028","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [1000. - 3599.84.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Removal from Office [3000. - 3075.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-4/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Impeachment [3020. - 3040.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-4/chapter-7/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.","effective":null,"html":"<p>When the defendant appears, he may object in writing to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment, or he may answer the articles by an oral plea of not guilty.</p>","text":"When the defendant appears, he may object in writing to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment, or he may answer the articles by an oral plea of not guilty.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/impeachment-3028","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}