California · Penal Code

PEN §30615: Notwithstanding Section 654 or any other provision of law, any person who commits another crime while violating this article may receive an additional, consecutive punishment of one year for violating

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This statute permits courts to impose an additional consecutive one-year sentence when a person commits another crime while violating a separate article, added to the sentence for that other crime.

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Notwithstanding Section 654 or any other provision of law, any person who commits another crime while violating this article may receive an additional, consecutive punishment of one year for violating this article, in addition and consecutive to the punishment, including enhancements, which is prescribed for the other crime.

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