California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 996

Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 138.

If the motion to set aside the indictment or information is not made, the defendant is precluded from afterwards taking the objections mentioned in Section 995.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 996 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-6-pleadings-and-proceedings-before-trial/chapter-2-setting-aside-the-indictment-or-information/section-996

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Setting Aside the Indictment or Information

§ 995§ 995a§ 996§ 997§ 998§ 999§ 999a§ 999b§ 999c§ 999d…§ 999p§ 999q§ 999r§ 999s§ 999t§ 999u§ 999v§ 999w§ 999x§ 999y

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