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§ 19. — 19. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 231.)

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 19. (2026).

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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.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 231. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.

Nearby Sections

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§ 19.
19. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 231.)
§ 19.2.
19.2. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 231.)
§ 19.4.
19.4. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 897, Sec. 11.)
§ 19.6.
19.6. (Added by renumbering Section 19c by Stats. 1989, Ch. 897, Sec. 8.)
§ 19.7.
19.7. (Added by renumbering Section 19d by Stats. 1989, Ch. 897, Sec. 9.)
§ 19.8.
19.8. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 226, Sec. 5.)
§ 19.9.
19.9. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 43, Sec. 14.)
§ 190.
190. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 760, Sec. 6.)
§ 190.03.
190.03. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 5.)
§ 190.05.
190.05. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1510, Sec. 1.)
§ 190.1.
190.1. (Repealed and added November 7, 1978, by initiative Proposition 7, Sec. 4.)
§ 190.2.
190.2. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 43.)
§ 190.25.
190.25. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 172, Sec. 1.)
§ 190.3.
190.3. (Repealed and added November 7, 1978, by initiative Proposition 7, Sec. 8.)
§ 190.4.
190.4. (Repealed and added November 7, 1978, by initiative Proposition 7, Sec. 10.)
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