Cal. Pen. Code § 372.5

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.
Section 372.5 - Public nuisance sentencing
(a) Notwithstanding Section 372, if a defendant is sentenced for a violation of Section 370 based on a disposition negotiated between the defendant and the prosecution, or pursuant to an indicated sentence of the court, a term of which includes the dismissal of one or more infraction charges that allege unlawfully cultivating, manufacturing, transporting, giving away, or selling a drug, or offering to transport, give away, or sell a drug, unlawful use of a drug, or unlawful possession or use of a drug or drug paraphernalia, public nuisance is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(b) Notwithstanding Section 372, if a defendant is sentenced for a violation of Section 370 based on a disposition negotiated between the defendant and the prosecution, a term of which includes the dismissal of one or more misdemeanor charges that allege unlawfully cultivating, manufacturing, transporting, giving away, or selling a drug, or offering to transport, give away, or sell a drug, unlawful use of a drug, or unlawful possession or use of a drug or drug paraphernalia, public nuisance is punishable by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment, or as an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(c) Notwithstanding Section 372, if a defendant is sentenced for a violation of Section 370 based on a disposition negotiated between the defendant and the prosecution, a term of which includes the dismissal of one or more felony charges that allege cultivating, manufacturing, transporting, giving away, or selling a drug, or offering to transport, give away, or to sell a drug, or unlawful possession of a drug, public nuisance is punishable pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for a period of 16 months, or two or three years, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year.
(d) For purposes of this section, "drug" is defined as under Section 11014 of the Health and Safety Code.

Ca. Pen. Code § 372.5

Added by Stats 2022 ch 487 (AB 2195),s 1, eff. 1/1/2023.