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Penal Code § 1401

CHAPTER 10. Entitling Affidavits

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1401Official source ↗

Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 47.

It is not necessary to entitle an affidavit or deposition in the action, whether taken before or after indictment or information, or upon an appeal; but if made without a title, or with an erroneous title, it is as valid and effectual for every purpose as if it were duly entitled, if it intelligibly refer to the proceeding, indictment, information, or appeal in which it is made.