Penal Code section 1163

When a verdict is rendered, and before it is recorded, the jury may be polled, at the request of either party, in which case they must be severally asked whether it is their verdict, and if any one answer in the negative, the jury must be sent out for further deliberation.

Source: Section 1163, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1163. (accessed Aug. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1163

Original Source: Section 1163, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1163. (last accessed May 12, 2025).