Title 3: Additional Provisions Regarding Criminal Procedure | Chapter 5C: Citations for Misdemeanors
California Penal Code, Part 2 — Criminal Procedure – 2026
§ 853.5
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, in any case in which a person is arrested for an offense declared to be an infraction, the person may be rele…
§ 853.6
(a) (1) When a person is arrested for an offense declared to be a misdemeanor, including a violation of a city or county ordinance, and does not deman…
§ 853.6a
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if the person arrested appears to be under the age of 18 years, and the arrest is for a violation listed in…
§ 853.7
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 g…
§ 853.7a
(a) In addition to the fees authorized or required by any other provision of law, a county may, by resolution of the board of supervisors, require the…
§ 853.8
When a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear and has not posted bail as provided i…
§ 853.85
This chapter shall not apply in any case where a person is arrested for an offense declared to be a felony.