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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 740

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§ 740 Except as otherwise provided by law, all misdemeanors and infractions must be prosecuted by written complaint under oath subscribed by the complainant.

Part 2: Of Criminal Procedure | Title 2: Mode of Prosecution

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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.

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

§ 740 Except as otherwise provided by law, all misdemeanors and infractions must be prosecuted by written complaint under oath subscribed by the complainant.

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