{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"640.8","citation":"Pen. Code, § 640.8","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 15. MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES [626. - 653.75.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-15"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses [639. - 653.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-15/chapter-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 847, Sec. 3.   Effective January 1, 1997.","effective":"1997-01-01","html":"<p>Any person who violates Section <a href=\"/pen/594\">594</a>, <a href=\"/pen/640.5\">640.5</a>, or <a href=\"/pen/640.6\">640.6</a>, on a freeway, or its appurtenances, including sound walls, overpasses, overpass supports, guardrails, signs, signals, and other traffic control devices, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine. As a condition of probation, the court may order the defendant to perform community service not to exceed 480 hours over a period not to exceed 420 days during a time other than his or her hours of school attendance or employment.</p>","text":"Any person who violates Section 594, 640.5, or 640.6, on a freeway, or its appurtenances, including sound walls, overpasses, overpass supports, guardrails, signs, signals, and other traffic control devices, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine. As a condition of probation, the court may order the defendant to perform community service not to exceed 480 hours over a period not to exceed 420 days during a time other than his or her hours of school attendance or employment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-other-and-miscellaneous-offenses-640-8","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}