Vehicle code 40508 VC is a failure to appear in court on a traffic citation. It is a misdemeanor under California law and has a statute of limitations of one year from the date of the infraction.
Three years
Failure to appear for traffic court
40508. (a) A person willfully violating his or her written promise to appear or a lawfully granted continuance of his or her promise to appear in court or before a person authorized to receive a deposit of bail is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally arrested