Pub. Util. Code, § 120450 · Article 8. Penalties
Pub. Util. Code, § 120450
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Violation of any ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted by the board relating to the nonpayment of a fare on any transit vehicle or in any transit station owned, controlled, or used by the board shall be an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75), except that a violation by a person, after the second conviction under this section, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1035, Sec. 2.4. Effective January 1, 2001.
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