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Cal. Penal 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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Cited in 52 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1946–2025 · leading case: Ruben Ceron v. Eric H. Holder Jr., 747 F.3d 773 (9th Cir. 2014).
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Ruben Ceron v. Eric H. Holder Jr., 747 F.3d 773 (9th Cir. 2014). · cites it 4× “See Cal. Penal Code § 19 (West 1992).” Similarly, in Ferreira v.”
People v. Bradford, 549 P.2d 1225 (Cal. 1976). · cites it 2× “" [4] The state prison sentence provided by law for violation of section 12021 is not more than 15 years; the penalty provided by law for violation of section 417 is not more than 6 months imprisonment in county jail, or a fine of not more than $500, or both (Pen. Code, § 19).”
Austin v. Medicis, 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 528 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). “For example, Penal Code section 19 provides that a misdemeanor is 'punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months.”
In Re Jennings, 95 P.3d 906 (Cal. 2004). “(Pen. Code, § 19.) The maximum confinement for a misdemeanor is one year in jail.”
People v. Henderson, 386 P.2d 677 (Cal. 1963). · cites it 2× “When a defendant is convicted of a misdemeanor and a fine is imposed in lieu of confinement in county jail, the trial judge on a new conviction of the same offense after reversal may instead sentence the defendant to jail or to both a fine and jail (Pen. Code, § 19; see also §…”
Rogers v. Superior Court, 291 P.2d 929 (Cal. 1955). · cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, §§ 19, 145.) Unless admissions or confessions are excluded when obtained in violation of those provisions they will have little force.”
Erwin Estuardo Garcia-Lopez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney Gen., 334 F.3d 840 (9th Cir. 2003). “See Cal. Penal Code § 19 (West 1992). Therefore, Garcia-Lopez qualifies for the petty offense exception under 8 U.”
People v. Javier A., 159 Cal. App. 3d 913 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “" (Pen. Code, § 19.) [31] Section 13 of the Act of March 23, 1893, related to the Whittier State School Statutes 1893, chapter 222, section 13, page 332 amended section 17 of the original act to read: "If any accusation of the commission of any crime shall be made against any…”
Manuel Joaquin Oliveira Ferreira v. John Ashcroft, Attorney Gen., 382 F.3d 1045 (9th Cir. 2004). “Cal.Penal Code § 19. Although § 11377 allows for a maximum penalty of more than one-year imprisonment, 2 it is a “wobbler” offense that the court may sentence as a misdemeanor.”
ALEX T. v. Superior Court, 72 Cal. App. 3d 24 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, § 19.) With respect to the minor, however, such proof alone cannot even result in removal from the physical custody of his parents — let alone confinement: before the juvenile court may order any disposition involving such removal it must, in addition to the…”
Safer v. Superior Court, 540 P.2d 14 (Cal. 1975). · cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, § 19.) Penal Code section 166 is not intended to take away from the court contemned the power to punish a violator of its orders, but is intended rather to provide an additional remedy.”
Orange Cnty. Soc. Servs. Agency v. Alfred A., 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 106 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007). “) Under Penal Code section 166, subdivision (a)(4), the willful disobedience of a lawfully issued court order is a contempt punishable as a misdemeanor—up to six months in jail, or a fine of $1,000, or both.”
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