
Quoting
Traffic Proceedings Bench Guide, PDF page 7, Checklist for Arraignment Calendar
(1) Call the calendar.
(2) Advise the defendants of their constitutional rights, i.e., the right
to be represented by an attorney, to cross-examine the arresting officer
and any other prosecution witnesses, to subpoena witnesses to testify on
the defendant’s behalf, to refuse to testify, to have a trial within 45 days of
the arraignment, and to have a jury trial in a misdemeanor case.
(3) Call the first group of defendants forward, and ask the first
defendant to step up to the podium.
(4) Inform the defendant of the charge, and ask the defendant how
he or she wishes to plead.
(5) If the defendant pleads guilty or no contest, impose sentence,
assuming the defendant has waived time for sentencing.
(6) If the defendant pleads not guilty, ask the defendant if he or she
waives time for trial. If not, set the case for trial within 45 days.