AB 2417, as introduced, Cooley. Crimes: misdemeanors.
Existing law provides that except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by law, every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 19 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed
3by any law of this state, every offense declared to be a
4misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment inbegin delete theend deletebegin insert aend insert county jail
5not exceeding six months,begin delete orend delete bybegin insert aend insert fine not exceeding one thousand
6dollars ($1,000), or bybegin delete both.end deletebegin insert
both that fine and imprisonment.end insert
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