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Penal Code § 953

CHAPTER 2. Rules of Pleading

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 953Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

When a defendant is charged by a fictitious or erroneous name, and in any stage of the proceedings his true name is discovered, it must be inserted in the subsequent proceedings, referring to the fact of his being charged by the name mentioned in the accusatory pleading.