An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to a trial by jury. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to have the public defender or other counsel appointed at public expense to represent him or her unless he or she is arrested and not released on his or her written promise to appear, his or her own recognizance, or a deposit of bail.
Cal. Penal Code § 19.6
THE ACT
Known as the The Penal Code
The act spans §§ 1–24 (34 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 12 Cal. App. 4th 1174 - People v. Monroe (1993)
Most recently applied in Morris v. Superior Court of San Bernardino Cnty. (November 2017)
Added by renumbering Section 19c by Stats. 1989, Ch. 897, Sec. 8.
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