California · Public Utilities Code - PUC

PUC §120450: Violation of any ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted by the board relating to the nonpayment of a fare on any transit vehicle or in any transit station owned, controlled, or used by the board shall

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

Fare evasion on transit vehicles or stations is an infraction punishable by up to $75. A third or subsequent violation becomes a misdemeanor punishable by up to $500 and/or six months jail.

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Violation of any ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted by the board relating to the nonpayment of a fare on any transit vehicle or in any transit station owned, controlled, or used by the board shall be an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75), except that a violation by a person, after the second conviction under this section, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

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