{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-19","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 19","heading":"","body":"Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any law of this state, every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"555412cbab5ad39826f8cfde4b852b9572c463894a22da1c5e5cd91d87fab7b5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-18.5","next":"us-ca/pen-19.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}