{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1153","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1153","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 7. OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT [1065. - 1188.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. The Verdict or Finding [1147. - 1168.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-7/chapter-4"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The special verdict must be reduced to writing by the jury, or in their presence entered upon the minutes of the Court, read to the jury and agreed to by them, before they are discharged.</p>","text":"The special verdict must be reduced to writing by the jury, or in their presence entered upon the minutes of the Court, read to the jury and agreed to by them, before they are discharged.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/the-verdict-or-finding-1153","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}