§ 27672 Failure To Appear

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If you promise to show up in court after getting arrested, you must go.
•It doesn’t matter if the charges against you change or go away—you still have to appear.
•Breaking this promise is against the law.

Example

You get pulled over for speeding, sign a paper saying you’ll go to court next month, but then skip it because you think the ticket was unfair.

Even if you think the ticket is wrong, you broke the law by not showing up when you promised.

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§ 27672 Failure To Appear

It is unlawful for any person to fail to appear in court at the time and place designated in any written promise to appear given after arrest pursuant to this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, regardless of the disposition of the offense originally charged. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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unlawful fail to appear written promise to appear arrest disposition of the offense originally charged

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 27672.

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