Title 8: Of Judgment and Execution | Chapter 1: The Judgment
California Penal Code, Part 2 — Criminal Procedure – 2026
§ 1191
In a felony case, after a plea, finding, or verdict of guilty, or after a finding or verdict against the defendant on a plea of a former conviction or…
§ 1191.1
The victim of any crime, or the parents or guardians of the victim if the victim is a minor, or the next of kin of the victim if the victim has died, …
§ 1191.10
The definition of the term “victim” as used in Section 1191.
§ 1191.15
(a) The court may permit the victim of any crime, his or her parent or guardian if the victim is a minor, or the next of kin of the victim if the vict…
§ 1191.16
The victim of any crime, or the parents or guardians of the victim if the victim is a minor, or the next of kin of the victim if the victim has died, …
§ 1191.2
In providing notice to the victim pursuant to Section 1191.
§ 1191.21
(a) (1) The Office of Emergency Services shall develop and make available a “notification of eligibility” card for victims and derivative victims of c…
§ 1191.25
The prosecution shall make a good faith attempt to notify any victim of a crime which was committed by, or is alleged to have been committed by, an in…
§ 1191.3
(a) At the time of sentencing or pronouncement of judgment in which sentencing is imposed, the court shall make an oral statement that statutory law p…
§ 1192
Upon a plea of guilty, or upon conviction by the court without a jury, of a crime or attempted crime distinguished or divided into degrees, the court …
§ 1192.1
Upon a plea of guilty to an information or indictment accusing the defendant of a crime or attempted crime divided into degrees when consented to by t…
§ 1192.2
Upon a plea of guilty before a committing magistrate as provided in Section 859a, to a crime or attempted crime divided into degrees, when consented t…
§ 1192.3
(a) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an accusatory pleading charging a public offense, other than a felony specified in Section 1192.5 or 1192.
§ 1192.4
If the defendant’s plea of guilty pursuant to Section 1192.1 or 1192.
§ 1192.5
(a) Upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an accusatory pleading charging a felony, other than a violation of paragraph (2), (3), or (6) of sub…
§ 1192.6
(a) In each felony case in which the charges contained in the original accusatory pleading are amended or dismissed, the record shall contain a statem…
§ 1192.7
(a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that district attorneys prosecute violent sex crimes under statutes that provide sentencing under a “one s…
§ 1192.8
(a) For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7, “serious felony” also means any violation of Section 191.
§ 1193
Judgment upon persons convicted of commission of crime shall be pronounced as follows: (a) (1) If the conviction is for a felony, the defendant shall …
§ 1194
When the defendant is in custody, the Court may direct the officer in whose custody he is to bring him before it for judgment, and the officer must do…
§ 1195
If the defendant has been released on bail, or has deposited money or property instead thereof, and does not appear for judgment when his personal app…
§ 1196
(a) The clerk must, at any time after the order, issue a bench warrant into one or more counties.
§ 1197
The bench warrant must be substantially in the following form: County of ____ The people of the State of California to any peace officer in this State…
§ 1198
The bench warrant may be served in any county in the same manner as a warrant of arrest.
§ 1199
Whether the bench warrant is served in the county in which it was issued or in another county, the officer must arrest the defendant and bring him bef…
§ 1200
When the defendant appears for judgment he must be informed by the Court, or by the Clerk, under its direction, of the nature of the charge against hi…
§ 1201
He or she may show, for cause against the judgment: (a) That he or she is insane; and if, in the opinion of the court, there is reasonable ground for …
§ 1201.3
(a) Upon the conviction of a defendant for a sexual offense involving a minor victim or, in the case of a minor appearing in juvenile court, if a peti…
§ 1201.5
Any motions made subsequent to judgment must be made only upon written notice served upon the prosecution at least three days prior to the date of hea…
§ 1202
If no sufficient cause is alleged or appears to the court at the time fixed for pronouncing judgment, as provided in Section 1191, why judgment should…
§ 1202a
If the judgment is for imprisonment in the state prison the judgment shall direct that the defendant be delivered into the custody of the Director of …
§ 1202.05
(a) Whenever a person is sentenced to the state prison on or after January 1, 1993, for violating Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.
§ 1202.1
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 120975 and 120990 of the Health and Safety Code, the court shall order every person who is convicted of, or adjudged by t…
§ 1202.4
(a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a victim of a crime who incurs an economic loss as a result of the commission of a crime shall receiv…
§ 1202.41
(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 977 or any other law, if a defendant is currently incarcerated in a state prison with two-way audiovideo communication…
§ 1202.42
Upon entry of a restitution order under subdivision (c) of Section 13967 of the Government Code, as operative on or before September 28, 1994, paragra…
§ 1202.43
(a) The restitution fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13967 of the Government Code, as operative on or before September 28, 1994, su…
§ 1202.44
In every case in which a person is convicted of a crime and a conditional sentence or a sentence that includes a period of probation is imposed, the c…
§ 1202.45
(a) In every case where a person is convicted of a crime and his or her sentence includes a period of parole, the court shall, at the time of imposing…
§ 1202.46
Notwithstanding Section 1170, when the economic losses of a victim cannot be ascertained at the time of sentencing pursuant to subdivision (f) of Sect…
§ 1202.5
(a) In any case in which a defendant is convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 211, 215, 459, 470, 484, 487, subdivision (a) of Sectio…
§ 1202.51
In any case in which a defendant is convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 372, 373a, 374.3, 374.4, 374.7, or 374.
§ 1202.6
Notwithstanding Sections 120975, 120980, and 120990 of the Health and Safety Code, upon the first conviction of a person for a violation of subdivisio…
§ 1202.7
The Legislature finds and declares that the provision of probation services is an essential element in the administration of criminal justice.
§ 1202.8
(a) Persons placed on probation by a court shall be under the supervision of the county probation officer who shall determine both the level and type …
§ 1203
(a) As used in this code, “probation” means the suspension of the imposition or execution of a sentence and the order of conditional and revocable rel…
§ 1203.01
(a) Immediately after judgment has been pronounced, the judge and the district attorney, respectively, may cause to be filed with the clerk of the cou…
§ 1203.016
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board of supervisors of any county may authorize the correctional administrator, as defined in subdivision (g),…
§ 1203.017
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon determination by the correctional administrator that conditions in a jail facility warrant the ne…
§ 1203.018
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, this section shall only apply to inmates being held in lieu of bail and on no other basis.
§ 1203.02
The court, or judge thereof, in granting probation to a defendant convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 290 of this code shall inquir…
§ 1203.03
(a) In any case in which a defendant is convicted of an offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, the court, if it concludes that a just…
§ 1203.044
(a) (1) In instances where a defendant is charged with a controlled substance offense and granted probation, the court shall order a drug treatment pr…
§ 1203.045
(a) Except in unusual cases where the interests of justice would best be served if the person is granted probation, probation shall not be granted to …
§ 1203.046
(a) Except in unusual cases where the interests of justice would best be served if the person is granted probation, probation shall not be granted to …
§ 1203.047
A person convicted of a violation of paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 502, or of a felony violation of paragraph (3), (6)…
§ 1203.048
(a) Except in unusual cases where the interests of justice would best be served if the person is granted probation, probation shall not be granted to …
§ 1203.049
(a) Except in unusual cases where the interest of justice would best be served if the person is granted probation, probation shall not be granted to a…
§ 1203.05
Any report of the probation officer filed with the court, including any report arising out of a previous arrest of the person who is the subject of th…
§ 1203.055
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, in sentencing a person convicted of committing or of attempting to commit one or more of the offenses listed in…
§ 1203.06
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, nor shall a …
§ 1203.065
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, a person who…
§ 1203.066
(a) Notwithstanding Section 1203 or any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended f…
§ 1203.067
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, before probation may be granted to any person convicted of a felony specified in Section 261, 264.
§ 1203.07
(a) Notwithstanding Section 1203 and except as provided in subdivision (c), probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition o…
§ 1203.074
(a) A person convicted of a felony specified in subdivision (b) may be granted probation only in an unusual case where the interests of justice would …
§ 1203.075
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, nor shall a …
§ 1203.076
A person convicted of violating Section 11352 of the Health and Safety Code relating to the sale of cocaine, cocaine hydrochloride, or heroin, or Sect…
§ 1203.08
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, an adult per…
§ 1203.085
(a) Any person convicted of an offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison but without an alternate sentence to a county jail shall not be …
§ 1203.09
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, a person who…
§ 1203.095
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), but notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any person convicted of a violation of paragraph (2) of …
§ 1203.096
(a) Upon conviction of any felony in which the defendant is sentenced to state prison and in which the court makes the findings set forth in subdivisi…
§ 1203.097
(a) If a person is granted probation for a crime in which the victim is a person defined in Section 6211 of the Family Code, the terms of probation sh…
§ 1203.098
(a) Unless otherwise provided, a person who works as a facilitator in a batterers’ intervention program that provides programs for batterers pursuant …
§ 1203.099
(a) The Counties of Napa, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Yolo may offer a program for individuals convicted …
§ 1203.1
(a) The court, or judge thereof, in the order granting probation, may suspend the imposing or the execution of the sentence and may direct that the su…
§ 1203.1a
The probation officer of the county may authorize the temporary removal under custody or temporary release without custody of any inmate of the county…
§ 1203.1d
(a) In determining the amount and manner of disbursement under an order made pursuant to this code requiring a defendant to make reparation or restitu…
§ 1203.1f
If practicable, the court shall consolidate the ability to pay determination hearings authorized by this code into one proceeding, and the determinati…
§ 1203.1g
In any case in which a defendant is convicted of sexual assault on a minor, and the defendant is eligible for probation, the court, as a condition of …
§ 1203.1h
(a) In addition to any other costs which a court is authorized to require a defendant to pay, upon conviction of any offense involving child abuse or …
§ 1203.1i
(a) In any case in which a defendant is convicted of a violation of any building standards adopted by a local entity by ordinance or resolution, inclu…
§ 1203.1j
In any case in which the defendant is convicted of assault, battery, or assault with a deadly weapon on a victim 65 years of age or older, and the def…
§ 1203.1k
For any order of restitution made under Section 1203.
§ 1203.1l
In any case in which, pursuant to Section 1203.
§ 1203.2
(a) At any time during the period of supervision of a person (1) released on probation under the care of a probation officer pursuant to this chapter,…
§ 1203.2a
If any defendant who has been released on probation is committed to a prison in this state or another state for another offense, the court which relea…
§ 1203.25
(a) All persons released by a court at or after the initial hearing and prior to a formal probation violation hearing pursuant to subdivision (a) of S…
§ 1203.3
(a) The court has the authority at any time during the term of probation to revoke, modify, or change its order of suspension of imposition or executi…
§ 1203.35
(a) (1) In any case in which the court grants probation or imposes a sentence that includes mandatory supervision, the county probation department is …
§ 1203.4
(a) (1) When a defendant has fulfilled the conditions of probation for the entire period of probation, or has been discharged prior to the termination…
§ 1203.4a
(a) Every defendant convicted of a misdemeanor and not granted probation, and every defendant convicted of an infraction shall, at any time after the …
§ 1203.4b
(a) (1) If a defendant successfully participated in the California Conservation Camp program as an incarcerated individual hand crew member, pursuant …
§ 1203.41
(a) If a defendant is convicted of a felony, the court, in its discretion and in the interest of justice, may order the following relief, subject to t…
§ 1203.42
(a) If a defendant was sentenced prior to the implementation of the 2011 Realignment Legislation for a crime for which the defendant would otherwise h…
§ 1203.425
(a) (1) (A) Commencing October 1, 2024, and subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, on a monthly basis, the Department of Justice shall …
§ 1203.43
(a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the statement in Section 1000.
§ 1203.44
(a) The Counties of Sacramento and Yolo may offer a voluntary secured residential treatment pilot program, known as “Hope California,” consistent with…
§ 1203.45
(a) When a person was under 18 years of age at the time of commission of a misdemeanor and is eligible for, or has previously received, the relief pro…
§ 1203.47
(a) A person who was found to be a person described in Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code by reason of the commission of an offense desc…
§ 1203.49
If a defendant has been convicted of solicitation or prostitution, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 647, and if the defendant has completed …
§ 1203.5
The chief probation officers, assistant probation officers, and deputy probation officers appointed in accordance with Chapter 16 (commencing with Sec…
§ 1203.7
(a) Either at the time of the arrest for a crime of any person over 16 years of age, or at the time of the plea or verdict of guilty, the probation of…
§ 1203.71
Any of the duties of the probation officer may be performed by a deputy probation officer and shall be performed by him or her whenever detailed to pe…
§ 1203.72
Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1203, no court shall pronounce judgment upon any defendant, as t…
§ 1203.73
The probation officers and deputy probation officers in all counties of the state shall be allowed those necessary incidental expenses incurred in the…
§ 1203.74
Upon a determination that, in his or her opinion, staff and financial resources available to him or her are insufficient to meet his or her statutory …
§ 1203.8
(a) A county may develop a multiagency plan to prepare and enhance nonviolent felony offenders’ successful reentry into the community.
§ 1203.9
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), whenever a person is released on probation or mandatory supervision, the court, upon noticed motion, shal…
§ 1203.10
(a) At the time of the plea or verdict of guilty of any person over 18 years of age, a probation officer of the county of the jurisdiction of the crim…
§ 1203.11
A probation or parole officer or parole agent of the Department of Corrections may serve any process regarding the issuance of a temporary restraining…
§ 1203.12
The probation officer shall furnish to each person who has been released on probation, and committed to his care, a written statement of the terms and…
§ 1203.13
The probation officer of any county may establish, or assist in the establishment of, any public council or committee having as its object the prevent…
§ 1203.14
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, probation departments may engage in activities designed to prevent adult delinquency.
§ 1203a
(a) In all counties and cities and counties, the courts therein, having jurisdiction to impose punishment in misdemeanor cases, may refer cases, deman…
§ 1203b
All courts shall have power to suspend the imposition or execution of a sentence and grant a conditional sentence in misdemeanor and infraction cases …
§ 1203c
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, whenever a person is committed to an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Re…
§ 1203d
No court shall pronounce judgment upon any defendant, as to whom the court has requested a probation report pursuant to Section 1203.
§ 1203e
(a) Commencing June 1, 2010, the probation department shall compile a Facts of Offense Sheet for every person convicted of an offense that requires hi…
§ 1203f
Every probation department shall ensure that all probationers under active supervision who are deemed to pose a high risk to the public of committing …
§ 1203g
(a) Notwithstanding Section 1203a, for a violation of shoplifting, as defined in Section 459.5, or petty theft, as described in Section 488 or 490.
§ 1203h
If the court initiates an investigation pursuant to subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 1203 and the convicted person was convicted of violating any sec…
§ 1204
The circumstances shall be presented by the testimony of witnesses examined in open court, except that when a witness is so sick or infirm as to be un…
§ 1204.1
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that environmental crimes are public welfare offenses resulting from violations of statutes designed to safegua…
§ 1204.5
(a) In any criminal action, after the filing of any complaint or other accusatory pleading and before a plea, finding, or verdict of guilty, no judge …
§ 1205
(a) A judgment that the defendant pay a fine, with or without other punishment, may also direct that the defendant be imprisoned until the fine is sat…
§ 1205.3
In any case in which a defendant is convicted of an offense and granted probation, and the court orders the defendant either to pay a fine or to perfo…
§ 1207
When judgment upon a conviction is rendered, the clerk must enter the judgment in the minutes, stating briefly the offense for which the conviction wa…
§ 1208
(a) (1) The provisions of this section, insofar as they relate to employment, shall be operative in any county in which the board of supervisors by or…
§ 1208.2
(a) (1) This section shall apply to individuals authorized to participate in a work furlough program pursuant to Section 1208, or to individuals autho…
§ 1208.3
The administrator is not prohibited from verifying any of the following: (a) That the prisoner is receiving wages at a rate of pay not less than the p…
§ 1208.5
The boards of supervisors of two or more counties having work furlough programs may enter into agreements whereby a person sentenced to, or imprisoned…
§ 1209
Upon conviction of any criminal offense for which the court orders the confinement of a person in the county jail, or other suitable place of confinem…
§ 1209.5
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the court shall permit a person convicted of an infraction, upon a showing that payment of the total fine would pos…
§ 1210
As used in Sections 1210.1 and 3063.1 of this code, and Division 10.8 (commencing with Section 11999.
§ 1210.1
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in subdivision (b), any person convicted of a nonviolent drug possession offens…
§ 1210.5
In a case where a person has been ordered to undergo drug treatment as a condition of probation, any court ordered drug testing shall be used as a tre…
§ 1210.6
(a) When the court considers a petition for relief under this chapter, in its discretion and in the interests of justice, an unfulfilled order of rest…