Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Can somebody explain me what that means "pursuant to penal code section 1465'. Is it different from escording without a permit 103.107?


Asked on 12/06/09, 10:49 pm

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Brian McGinity McGinity Law Office

I am not sure what you're asking. Your question contains absolutely no facts and no information. The information you have provided regarding the penal code and the two codes sections is either incomplete or wrong or you are not referring to the California Penal Code. However if you are referring to California Penal Code section 1465.5 entitled "Additional assessment for violations of disabled persons and disabled veterans parking provisions." Then I do not understand your reference to the other code of 103.107. Furthermore I have never heard the term "escording" and I am assuming you do not mean "escorting" since you were referring to some type of permit. So I will answer the only part of the question that makes any sense. You asked "what does it mean when some one states that it is "pursuant to penal code, section."" Basically it means that whatever they are referring to or talking about or writing about is in agreement or conforms to that particular penal code section. AN EXAMPLE might be something like "pursuant to California Penal Code, section 1203.4." In my example I am referring to a code section that specifically deals with expungements. However, the sentence "pursuant to ............. (government, civil, Code of Civil Procedure, Business and Professions code, etc, ) could be used with any statute or code or regulation. It could also be used when referring to a specific case that is well known in case law, such as a California Case known as "People v. West." When saying "pursuant to people v west, the court and criminal attorneys understand I am referring to the meaning of a 'no contest" plea versus a guilty plea. So when I want to be very specific when I am in court and I want to emphasis the reason my client might be accepting a plea bargin I will specifically state something along the lines of "your honor my client is pleading no contest, pursuant to People v West." The court understands that I am saying my client is accepting the deal because of the deal and they are not admitting to actually committing the acts which constitute the crime they are charged with.

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Answered on 12/13/09, 4:11 pm


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