{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"42002","citation":"Veh. Code, § 42002","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 18. PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES [42000. - 42277.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-18"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Penalties [42000. - 42032.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-18/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Public Offenses [42000. - 42010.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-18/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 404.   Effective September 27, 1983.   Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.","effective":"1983-09-27","html":"<p>Unless a different penalty is expressly provided by this code, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"Unless a different penalty is expressly provided by this code, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/public-offenses-42002","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}