{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1203b","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1203b","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 8. OF JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION [1191. - 1233.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. The Judgment [1191. - 1210.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-8/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 247, Sec. 2.   Effective June 9, 1982.","effective":"1982-06-09","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/the-judgment-1203b","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}