California · Penal Code
PEN §667.9: (a) A person who commits one or more of the crimes specified in subdivision (c) against a person who is 65 years of age or older, or against a person who is blind, deaf, developmentally disabled, a pa
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This statute prescribes sentencing enhancements—additional prison time—when certain serious crimes are committed against vulnerable persons (elderly, disabled, or children under 14), and additional enhancements if the offender has prior convictions for those crimes.
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