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Cal. Penal Code § 19.6
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Part preliminary: Preliminary Provisions, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 19.6
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
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.
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