{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1562","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1562","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 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE [1473. - 1564.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-12"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature [1562. - 1564.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-12/chapter-5"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The party prosecuting a special proceeding of a criminal nature is designated in this Code as the complainant, and the adverse party as the defendant.</p>","text":"The party prosecuting a special proceeding of a criminal nature is designated in this Code as the complainant, and the adverse party as the defendant.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/miscellaneous-provisions-respecting-special-proceedings-of-a-1562","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}