Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 19 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Cal. Penal Code § 19
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1983-09-27
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 19 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.