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All California charges

BP 2052 — Practicing Medicine Without a License
BP 4060 — Possession of Pills Without a Prescription
BP 4324 — Forging a Prescription
BP 6126 — Practicing Law Without a License
BP 7028 — Contracting Without a License
BP 17200 — Unfair Business Practices
BP 22435.2 — Shopping Cart Theft
BP 25602 — Furnishing Alcohol to an Obviously Drunk Person
BP 25620 — Open Container in Public
BP 25658 — Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor
BP 25661 — Minor Using Fake ID for Alcohol
BP 25662 — Minor in Possession of Alcohol
HS 11173 — Prescription Fraud
HS 11350 — Possession of Controlled Substance
HS 11350(a) — Possession of Prescription Narcotics Without Rx
HS 11351 — Possession for Sale
HS 11352 — Selling or Transporting Drugs
HS 11352.1 — Transporting Drugs for Sale Across Counties
HS 11352(a) — Selling Heroin or Cocaine
HS 11353 — Using a Minor to Sell Drugs
HS 11357 — Cannabis Possession (Under 21 / Over Limit)
HS 11357(b) — Cannabis Possession Over 28.5g
HS 11358 — Cultivating Cannabis Over 6 Plants
HS 11359 — Possession of Cannabis for Sale
HS 11360 — Selling or Transporting Cannabis
HS 11360(b) — Giving Away 28.5g or Less of Cannabis
HS 11362.3 — Smoking Cannabis in Public
HS 11364 — Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
HS 11364.7 — Furnishing Drug Paraphernalia
HS 11365 — Being Present Where Drugs Are Used
HS 11366 — Running a Drug House
HS 11368 — Forged Prescription
HS 11370.1 — Drugs While Armed
HS 11375 — Possession of Restricted Pills
HS 11377 — Possession of Meth
HS 11377(a) — Possession of Ecstasy / GHB / Ketamine
HS 11378 — Possession of Meth for Sale
HS 11379 — Selling or Transporting Meth
HS 11379.5 — Selling PCP
HS 11379.6 — Manufacturing Drugs
HS 11550 — Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance
PC 32 — Accessory After the Fact
PC 69 — Resisting an Officer with Force or Threats
PC 118 — Perjury
PC 136.1 — Dissuading a Witness
PC 148.3 — False Emergency Report
PC 148.5 — False Police Report
PC 148.9 — Giving a False Name to Police
PC 148.10 — Resisting Causing Serious Injury to Officer
PC 148(a)(1) — Resisting an Officer
PC 166 — Contempt of Court / Violating a Court Order
PC 171b — Bringing a Weapon into a Government Building
PC 182 — Conspiracy
PC 186.22 — Gang Participation / Enhancement
PC 187 — Murder
PC 191.5 — Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated
PC 192 — Manslaughter
PC 192(c) — Vehicular Manslaughter
PC 203 — Mayhem
PC 207 — Kidnapping
PC 211 — Robbery
PC 236 — False Imprisonment
PC 236.1 — Human Trafficking
PC 240/241 — Simple Assault
PC 242/243 — Battery
PC 243.4 — Sexual Battery
PC 243.25 — Battery on an Elder
PC 243(b) — Battery on a Peace Officer
PC 243(c) — Battery Injuring an Officer
PC 243(d) — Battery with Serious Injury
PC 243(e)(1) — Domestic Battery
PC 245(a) — Assault with a Deadly Weapon
PC 245(a)(4) — Assault by Force Likely to Cause Great Injury
PC 246 — Shooting at an Occupied Building or Car
PC 246.3 — Grossly Negligent Discharge of a Firearm
PC 261 — Rape
PC 261.5 — Unlawful Sex with a Minor
PC 266h — Pimping
PC 270 — Failure to Support a Child
PC 272 — Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
PC 273.5 — Corporal Injury to Partner (Domestic Violence)
PC 273.6 — Violating a Protective Order
PC 273a — Child Endangerment
PC 273d — Child Abuse (Physical)
PC 278.5 — Child Abduction / Custody Violation
PC 288 — Lewd Act on a Child
PC 288.3 — Contacting a Minor for a Sex Crime
PC 288.4 — Meeting a Minor for Lewd Purposes
PC 290 — Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
PC 311.11 — Possession of Child Pornography
PC 314 — Indecent Exposure
PC 368 — Elder Abuse
PC 368(d) — Elder Financial Abuse
PC 369i — Trespass on Railroad Property
PC 372 — Public Nuisance
PC 374.3 — Illegal Dumping
PC 403 — Disrupting a Public Meeting
PC 404.6 — Inciting a Riot
PC 407 — Unlawful Assembly
PC 415 — Disturbing the Peace
PC 417 — Brandishing a Weapon
PC 418 — Forcible Entry
PC 422 — Criminal Threats
PC 451 — Arson
PC 452 — Unlawfully Causing a Fire
PC 459 — Burglary
PC 459.5 — Shoplifting
PC 460 — First Degree (Residential) Burglary
PC 466 — Possession of Burglary Tools
PC 470 — Forgery
PC 470b — Possessing Fake ID
PC 475 — Possessing Forged Checks or Bills
PC 476a — Writing Bad Checks
PC 484/488 — Petty Theft
PC 484e — Credit Card Theft
PC 484g — Credit Card Fraud
PC 487 — Grand Theft
PC 487(c) — Grand Theft from a Person
PC 487(d) — Grand Theft of a Car or Gun
PC 490.2 — Petty Theft (Prop 47)
PC 490.4 — Organized Retail Theft
PC 496 — Receiving Stolen Property
PC 496d — Receiving a Stolen Car
PC 502 — Computer Crimes / Hacking
PC 503 — Embezzlement
PC 518 — Extortion
PC 528.5 — Online Impersonation
PC 529 — False Personation
PC 530.5 — Identity Theft
PC 532 — Theft by False Pretenses / Fraud
PC 537 — Defrauding an Innkeeper
PC 550 — Insurance Fraud
PC 591 — Damaging Phone Lines
PC 594 — Vandalism
PC 594.2 — Possession of Graffiti Tools
PC 597 — Animal Cruelty
PC 602 — Trespassing
PC 602.5 — Trespass in a Home
PC 626.9 — Gun in a School Zone
PC 626.10 — Knife on School Grounds
PC 632 — Illegal Eavesdropping / Recording
PC 640 — Fare Evasion / Transit Violations
PC 646.9 — Stalking
PC 647.6 — Annoying or Molesting a Child
PC 647(a) — Lewd Conduct in Public
PC 647(b) — Prostitution / Solicitation
PC 647(c) — Aggressive Panhandling
PC 647(e) — Illegal Lodging
PC 647(f) — Public Intoxication
PC 647(j) — Invasion of Privacy (Peeping)
PC 647(j)(4) — Revenge Porn
PC 653.2 — Cyber Harassment
PC 653.22 — Loitering for Prostitution
PC 653.23 — Supervising Prostitution
PC 653f — Solicitation of a Crime
PC 653k — Switchblade Knife
PC 653m — Annoying Phone Calls / Messages
PC 653x — Misuse of 911
PC 666 — Petty Theft with a Prior
PC 1203.2 — Probation Violation
PC 1320 — Failure to Appear (Own Recognizance)
PC 1320.5 — Failure to Appear (Bail)
PC 3455 — Post-Release Supervision (PRCS) Violation
PC 4502 — Weapon Possession in Prison
PC 4532 — Escape from Jail
PC 4573 — Bringing Drugs into Jail
PC 12022.7 — Great Bodily Injury Enhancement
PC 12022.53 — Gun Use Enhancement
PC 16590 — Generally Prohibited Weapons
PC 21310 — Carrying a Concealed Dirk or Dagger
PC 22810 — Unlawful Pepper Spray
PC 25400 — Carrying a Concealed Gun
PC 25850 — Carrying a Loaded Gun in Public
PC 26100 — Shooting from a Car
PC 29800 — Felon in Possession of a Gun
PC 29805 — Possession of Gun After Certain Misdemeanors
PC 29815 — Gun Possession on Probation
PC 30305 — Prohibited Person with Ammunition
PC 30600 — Selling Assault Weapons
PC 30605 — Assault Weapon Possession
PC 33215 — Short-Barreled Shotgun or Rifle
VC 31 — Giving False Info to Officer (Traffic)
VC 2800 — Failure to Obey an Officer
VC 2800.1 — Evading Police
VC 2800.2 — Reckless Evading Police
VC 2800.4 — Evading Police Against Traffic
VC 4000(a) — Expired or No Registration
VC 5200 — Missing License Plate
VC 10801 — Running a Chop Shop
VC 10851 — Vehicle Theft / Joyriding
VC 10852 — Tampering with a Vehicle
VC 12500 — Driving Without a License
VC 14601 — Driving on a Suspended License
VC 14601.1 — Driving on Suspended License (Other)
VC 14601.2 — Driving Suspended for DUI
VC 14601.5 — Driving Suspended (Admin)
VC 16028 — No Proof of Insurance
VC 20001 — Hit and Run (Injury)
VC 20001(b)(2) — Hit and Run Causing Death or Serious Injury
VC 20002 — Hit and Run (Property Only)
VC 21200.5 — Bicycling Under the Influence
VC 21453 — Running a Red Light
VC 21651 — Driving the Wrong Way on Divided Highway
VC 22349 — Speeding Over 65
VC 22350 — Unsafe Speed
VC 22450 — Running a Stop Sign
VC 23103 — Reckless Driving
VC 23103.5 — Wet Reckless
VC 23109 — Speed Contest / Street Racing
VC 23123.5 — Using Phone While Driving
VC 23136 — Zero Tolerance (Under 21, .01%)
VC 23140 — Underage DUI (.05%+)
VC 23152 — DUI (Driving Under the Influence)
VC 23152(f) — Drugged Driving
VC 23153 — DUI Causing Injury
VC 23222 — Open Container While Driving
VC 23223 — Open Container as Passenger
VC 24252 — Equipment Violation
VC 27315 — No Seatbelt
VC 38318 — Off-Road Vandalism
VC 40508 — Failure to Appear on a Ticket
WI 300 — Juvenile Dependency (Child Welfare)
WI 601 — Status Offenses (Truancy, Runaway)
WI 602 — Juvenile Delinquency
WI 827 — Disclosing Juvenile Records
WI 871 — Escape from Juvenile Custody
WI 871.5 — Bringing Contraband into Juvenile Hall
WI 5150 — Psychiatric Hold
WI 10980 — Welfare Fraud
WI 11483 — CalWORKs Overpayment Fraud
WI 14107 — Medi-Cal Fraud
WI 15656 — Endangering a Dependent Adult