Vehicle Code - VEH
DIVISION 18. PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES [42000 - 42277]
( Division 18 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) CHAPTER 1. Penalties [42000 - 42032]
( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ARTICLE 1. Public Offenses [42000 - 42010]
( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) 42002.
Unless a different penalty is expressly provided by this code, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 404. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)