California Penal Code

§ 1043

PEN § 1043 Effective Jan 1, 2023Title 6 · Part 2 · Ch. 7

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this section, the defendant in a felony case shall be personally present at the trial.

(b)The absence of the defendant in a felony case after the trial has commenced in their physical presence shall not prevent continuing the trial to, and including, the return of the verdict in any of the following cases:

(1)Any case in which the defendant, after being warned by the judge that they will be removed if they continue their disruptive behavior, nevertheless insists on acting in a manner so disorderly, disruptive, and disrespectful of the court that the trial cannot be carried on with the defendant present in the courtroom.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 197, Sec. 17. (SB 1493) Effective January 1, 2023.