Penal Code section 1019

The plea of not guilty puts in issue every material allegation of the accusatory pleading, except those allegations regarding previous convictions of the defendant to which an answer is required by Section 1025.

Source: Section 1019, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1019. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1019

Original Source: Section 1019, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1019. (last accessed May 12, 2025).