{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-740","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 740","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 2. MODE OF PROSECUTION [737. - 745.]"],"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":"8e7e8123da7bd11dcfcb8afbb3a4530aa8d5be97cf19ada6709ec77903720fc8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-739","next":"us-ca/pen-741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}