DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION 40000.1-41610›CHAPTER 1. Offenses 40000.1-40273›ARTICLE 1. Violation of Code 40000.1-40008

§ 40000.28

California Vehicle Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any offense which would otherwise be an infraction is a misdemeanor if a defendant has been convicted of three or more violations of this code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code within the 12-month period immediately preceding the commission of the offense and such prior convictions are admitted by the defendant or alleged in the accusatory pleading. For this purpose, a bail forfeiture shall be deemed to be a conviction of the offense charged.

This section shall have no application to violations by pedestrians.

(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 635.)

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