Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any law of this state, every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.
Cal. Penal Code § 19
THE ACT
Known as the The Penal Code
The act spans §§ 1–24 (34 sections).
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case 16 Cal. 4th 469 - Garcia v. McCutchen (1997)
Most recently applied in 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 752 - People v. Partee (March 2018)
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 231
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