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Cal. Penal Code § 19.7 (2026)
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Except as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to infractions including, but not limited to, powers of peace officers, jurisdiction of courts, periods for commencing action and for bringing a case to trial and burden of proof.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: People v. Goldsmith, 326 P.3d 239 (Cal. 2014).
People v. Goldsmith, 326 P.3d 239 (Cal. 2014). “As we have earlier noted, the Penal Code provides that “[e]xcept as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to infractions .”
People v. DiSandro, 186 Cal. App. 4th 593 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “) 4 Penal Code section 19.7 states as follows: “Except as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to infractions .”
People v. Cotsirilos (Cal. Ct. App. 2020). “Where, as here, the prosecution does not respond to a suppression motion filed in an infraction case or appear at the motion hearing, but it does subpoena relevant law enforcement witnesses to testify, we cannot say as a matter of law it is unable to meet its burden of proof.…”
People v. Cotsirilos (Cal. Ct. App. 2020). “Where, as here, the prosecution does not respond to a suppression motion filed in an infraction case or appear at the motion hearing, but it does subpoena relevant law enforcement witnesses to testify, we cannot say as a matter of law it is unable to meet its burden of proof.…”
People v. Houser (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “Penal Code section 19.7 states that “[e]xcept as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to infractions.”
Beasley v. Super. Ct. (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). “(a); Pen. Code, §§ 19.7, 691, subd. (c), 949.) Any statutorily sufficient notice to appear “shall constitute a complaint to which the defendant may plead ‘guilty’ or ‘nolo contendere.”
People v. Rosen (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). “) A notice to appear prepared by a law enforcement officer, on a form approved by the Judicial Council, serves as a valid substitute for a formal complaint after it is filed with a magistrate.”
Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 1997). “" Penal Code section 19.7 states: "Except as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to infractions including, but not limited to, powers of peace officers, jurisdiction of courts, periods for commencing action and for bringing a…”
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