California § 1042.5. 1042.5. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1192.)

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§ 1042.5. — 1042.5. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1192.)

California § 1042.5.

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Part 2.TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL

Ch. 7.CHAPTER 7. The Mode of Trial

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Trial of an infraction shall be by the court, but when a defendant has been charged with an infraction and with a public offense for which there is a right to jury trial and a jury trial is not waived, the court may order that the offenses be tried together by jury or that they be tried separately with the infraction being tried by the court either in the same proceeding or a separate proceeding as may be appropriate.

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Trial of an infraction shall be by the court, but when a defendant has been charged with an infraction and with a public offense for which there is a right to jury trial and a jury trial is not waived, the court may order that the offenses be tried together by jury or that they be tried separately with the infraction being tried by the court either in the same proceeding or a separate proceeding as may be appropriate.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1192.

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§ 1042.

1042. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 787, Sec. 20.)

§ 1042.5.

1042.5. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1192.)

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