Pleadings And Proceedings Before Trial — California Penal Code — Demurrer And Amendment — Time to put in demurrer and plea Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Both the demurrer and plea must be put in, in open Court, either at the time of the arraignment or at such other time as may be allowed to the defendant for that purpose. Ca. Pen. Code § 1003