{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-42002","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 42002","heading":"","body":"Unless a different penalty is expressly provided by this code, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 18. PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES [42000. - 42277.]","CHAPTER 1. Penalties [42000. - 42032.]","ARTICLE 1. Public Offenses [42000. - 42010.]"],"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":"ffffe5e94d6799ef5340c4f9b23f55b3c5b3b2e1120961132efe3c31d45146b9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-42001.25","next":"us-ca/veh-42002.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}