{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1194","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1194","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 8. OF JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION [1191. - 1233.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. The Judgment [1191. - 1210.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-8/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>When the defendant is in custody, the Court may direct the officer in whose custody he is to bring him before it for judgment, and the officer must do so.</p>","text":"When the defendant is in custody, the Court may direct the officer in whose custody he is to bring him before it for judgment, and the officer must do so.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/the-judgment-1194","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}