California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1019

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

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.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1019 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-6-pleadings-and-proceedings-before-trial/chapter-4-plea/section-1019

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Plea

§ 1016§ 1016.2§ 1016.3§ 1016.5§ 1016.7§ 1016.8§ 1017§ 1018§ 1019§ 1020…§ 1024§ 1025§ 1026§ 1026.1§ 1026.2§ 1026.3§ 1026.4§ 1026.5§ 1026.6§ 1027

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