Pen. Code, § 1203b · Chapter 1. The Judgment
Pen. Code, § 1203b
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All courts shall have power to suspend the imposition or execution of a sentence and grant a conditional sentence in misdemeanor and infraction cases without referring such cases to the probation officer. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, persons granted a conditional sentence in the community shall report only to the court and the probation officer shall not be responsible in any way for supervising or accounting for such persons.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 247, Sec. 2. Effective June 9, 1982.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1203b.
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