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Penal Code § 740

TITLE 2. MODE OF PROSECUTION

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 740Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 357. Effective September 28, 1998.

Except as otherwise provided by law, all misdemeanors and infractions must be prosecuted by written complaint under oath subscribed by the complainant. Such complaint may be verified on information and belief.