Pen. Code, § 853.7 · Chapter 5C. Citations for Misdemeanors
Pen. Code, § 853.7
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Any person who willfully violates his or her written promise to appear or a lawfully granted continuance of his or her promise to appear in court is guilty of a misdemeanor, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally arrested.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 403, Sec. 2.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=853.7.
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