I. California Penal Code 148.5/148.9): Filing or Making a False Police Report This can be shown in one of several ways: Legal Definition: Every person who reports to any police officer, the Attorney General, or a deputy attorney general, or a district attorney, that a felony or misdemeanor has been committed, knowing the report to…
I. California Penal Code 148(a)(1): Resisting, Obstructing, or Delaying Arrest Legal Definition: Every person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public officer, peace officer, or an emergency medical technician, in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of their office or employment, is guilty of resisting, obstructing, or delaying arrest. For a person…
I. California Health & Safety Code 11350(a)/11351: Drug Possession and Drug Sales Legal Definition: HS 11350(a): Every person who possesses a controlled substance without a prescription is guilty under this section. A controlled substance includes, but is not limited to: Hydrocodone, Codeine, Morphine, Oxycodone, Heroin, Cocaine, Vicodin, Oxycontin, MDMA, Methamphetamine, LSD, Ecstasy, Molly, Mushrooms, PCP, and more. For a person to…
I. California Penal Code 647(f): Drunk In Public Legal Definition: Who is found in any public place under the influence of intoxicating liquor, any drug, controlled substance, toluene, or any combination of any intoxicating liquor, drug, a controlled substance, or toluene, in a condition that he or she is unable to exercise care for his or her own…
I. California Vehicle Code 20001/20002: Hit and Run Legal Definition: The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to a person, other than himself or herself, or in the death of a person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident (VC 20001(a)). The driver of any vehicle…
I. PC 1203.4a: Can you expunge an infraction? Legal Definition: (a) “Every defendant convicted of a misdemeanor and not granted probation, and every defendant convicted of an infraction shall, at any time after the lapse of one year from the date of pronouncement of judgment, if he or she has fully complied with and performed…
I. VC 20: Providing False Information to CHP or the DMV Legal Definition: “(a)  It is unlawful to use a false or fictitious name, or to knowingly make any false statement or knowingly conceal any material fact in any document filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of the California Highway Patrol.” To…
I. Professional Licencing Consequences A criminal conviction in California can sometimes have a horrific impact on a person’s professional, occupational, or business license. This could result in a person being put on probation at work, lose the ability to further their career with a promotion, a suspension, and sometimes even a complete revocation of your…
I. VC 23103.5: Wet Reckless Plea Legal Definition: “(a) If the prosecution agrees to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a charge of a violation of Section 23103 in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of a violation of Section 23152, the prosecution shall state for the record a factual basis…