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Penal Code § 853.7

CHAPTER 5C. Citations for Misdemeanors

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 853.7Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 403, Sec. 2.

Any person who willfully violates his or her written promise to appear or a lawfully granted continuance of his or her promise to appear in court is guilty of a misdemeanor, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally arrested.