California · Vehicle Code

VEH §40000.28: 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 with

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

An infraction becomes a misdemeanor if the defendant has three or more prior code violations within 12 months before the current offense, unless the violation involves a pedestrian.

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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.

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