{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"961","citation":"Pen. Code, § 961","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 5. THE PLEADINGS [940. - 973.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Rules of Pleading [948. - 973.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-5/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Neither presumptions of law, nor matters of which judicial notice is authorized or required to be taken, need be stated in an accusatory pleading.</p>","text":"Neither presumptions of law, nor matters of which judicial notice is authorized or required to be taken, need be stated in an accusatory pleading.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/rules-of-pleading-961","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}