California · Penal Code
PEN §24: This Act, whenever cited, enumerated, referred to, or amended, may be designated simply as T he P enal C ode , adding, when necessary, the number of the section.
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This statute establishes that the Penal Code may be referred to by that name or by section number when cited or amended.
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This Act, whenever cited, enumerated, referred to, or amended, may be designated simply as T he P enal C ode , adding, when necessary, the number of the section.
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