When an act or omission is declared by a statute to be a public offense and no penalty for the offense is prescribed in any statute, the act or omission is punishable as a misdemeanor.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 897, Sec. 11.)

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Terms Used In California Penal Code 19.4

  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.