{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"978","citation":"Pen. Code, § 978","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 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976. - 1054.10.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976. - 993.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-6/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>When his personal appearance is necessary, if he is in custody, the Court may direct and the officer in whose custody he is must bring him before it to be arraigned.</p>","text":"When his personal appearance is necessary, if he is in custody, the Court may direct and the officer in whose custody he is must bring him before it to be arraigned.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-the-arraignment-of-the-defendant-978","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}