California

Penal Code

5,800 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 11195 — Every prisoner released from a prison without this state to which he has been committed or transferred from this state pursuant to this article shall be entitled to the same benefits, including, but n
• § 11196 — The provisions of this article shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this article is declared to be unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any state, agency
• § 11197 — No person sentenced under California law who is committed or transferred to an institution outside of this state shall be competent to testify for the prosecution in any criminal proceeding in this st
• § 11198 — (a) Except as authorized by California statute, no city, county, city and county, or private entity shall cause to be brought into, housed in, confined in, or detained in this state any person sentenc
• § 11199 — (a) Any employee of a county child or adult protective services agency, while acting in his or her professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment, who has knowledge of or observes
• § 11199.5 — Local law enforcement agencies are encouraged to report thefts of commodity metals, including, but not limited to, ferrous metal, copper, brass, aluminum, nickel, stainless steel, and alloys, that hav
• § 112 — (a) Any person who manufactures or sells any false government document with the intent to conceal the true citizenship or resident status for immigration purposes of another person is guilty of a misd
• § 1120 — If a juror has any personal knowledge respecting a fact in controversy in a cause, he or she must declare the same in open court during the trial.
• § 11200 — Every building or place used for the purpose of unlawfully selling, serving or giving away any spirituous, vinous, malt or other alcoholic liquor, and every building or place in or upon which such liq
• § 11201 — Whenever there is reason to believe that a nuisance as defined in this article is kept, maintained or exists in any county, the district attorney, in the name of the people of the State of California,
• § 11202 — Whenever the existence of a nuisance is shown in an action brought under this article to the satisfaction of the court or judge thereof, either by verified complaint or affidavit, and the court or jud
• § 11203 — Actions brought under this article shall have precedence over all other actions, excepting criminal proceedings, election contests and hearings on injunctions.
• § 11204 — If the existence of a nuisance is established in an action as provided in this article, an order of abatement shall be entered as part of the judgment in the case, and plaintiff’s costs in such action
• § 11205 — Any violation or disobedience of an injunction or order expressly provided for in this article is punishable as a contempt of court by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than
• § 11206 — Whenever the owner of a building or place upon which an act or acts constituting a contempt as defined in this article has been committed is guilty of a contempt of court, and is fined therefor in any
• § 11207 — “Person,” as used in this article, means individuals, corporations, associations, partnerships, limited liability companies, trustees, lessees, agents and assignees.
• § 1121 — The jurors sworn to try an action may, in the discretion of the court, be permitted to separate or be kept in charge of a proper officer.
• § 1122 — (a) After the jury has been sworn and before the people’s opening address, the court shall instruct the jury generally concerning its basic functions, duties, and conduct.
• § 1122.5 — (a) The court, in its discretion, may, at each adjournment of the court before the submission of the cause to the jury, admonish the jury, whether permitted to be separate or kept in charge of officer
• § 11225 — (a) (1) Every building or place used for the purpose of illegal gambling as defined by state law or local ordinance, lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, and every building or place in or upon whic
• § 11226 — (a) If there is reason to believe that a nuisance, as defined in this article, is kept, maintained, or is in existence in any county, the district attorney or county counsel, in the name of the people
• § 11227 — (a) Whenever the existence of a nuisance is shown in an action brought under this article to the satisfaction of the court or judge thereof, either by verified complaint or affidavit, the court or jud
• § 11228 — Actions brought under this article have precedence over all actions, excepting criminal proceedings, election contests and hearings on injunctions, and in such actions evidence of the general reputati
• § 11229 — Any violation or disobedience of an injunction or order expressly provided for by this article is punishable as a contempt of court by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than
• § 11230 — (a) (1) If the existence of a nuisance is established in an action as provided in this article, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, directing the removal from
• § 11231 — The proceeds of the sale of the property, as provided in Section 11230, shall be applied as follows: 1.
• § 11232 — If the owner of the building or place is not guilty of any contempt of court in the proceedings, and appears and pays all costs, fees and allowances which are a lien on the building or place and files
• § 11233 — Whenever the owner of a building or place upon which an act or acts constituting a contempt as defined in this article has been committed, is guilty of a contempt of court and fined therefor under thi
• § 11234 — “Person” as used in this article means individuals, corporations, associations, partnerships, limited liability companies, trustees, lessees, agents and assignees.
• § 11235 — “Building” as used in this article means so much of any building or structure of any kind as is or may be entered through the same outside entrance.
• § 1124 — The Court must decide all questions of law which arise in the course of a trial.
• § 1126 — In a trial for any offense, questions of law are to be decided by the court, and questions of fact by the jury.
• § 1127 — All instructions given shall be in writing, unless there is a phonographic reporter present and he takes them down, in which case they may be given orally; provided however, that in all misdemeanor ca
• § 1127a — (a) As used in this section, an “in-custody informant” means a person, other than a codefendant, percipient witness, accomplice, or coconspirator whose testimony is based upon statements made by the d
• § 1127b — When, in any criminal trial or proceeding, the opinion of any expert witness is received in evidence, the court shall instruct the jury substantially as follows: Duly qualified experts may give their
• § 1127c — In any criminal trial or proceeding where evidence of flight of a defendant is relied upon as tending to show guilt, the court shall instruct the jury substantially as follows: The flight of a person
• § 1127d — (a) In any criminal prosecution for the crime of rape, or for violation of Section 261.
• § 1127e — The term “unchaste character” shall not be used by any court in any criminal case in which the defendant is charged with a violation of Section 261 or 261.
• § 1127f — In any criminal trial or proceeding in which a child 10 years of age or younger testifies as a witness, upon the request of a party, the court shall instruct the jury, as follows: In evaluating the te
• § 1127g — In any criminal trial or proceeding in which a person with a developmental disability, or cognitive, mental, or communication impairment testifies as a witness, upon the request of a party, the court
• § 1127h — In any criminal trial or proceeding, upon the request of a party, the court shall instruct the jury substantially as follows: “Do not let bias, sympathy, prejudice, or public opinion influence your de
• § 1128 — After hearing the charge, the jury may either decide in court or may retire for deliberation.
• § 1129 — When a defendant who has given bail appears for trial, the Court may, in its discretion, at any time after his appearance for trial, order him to be committed to the custody of the proper officer of t
• § 113 — Any person who manufactures, distributes, or sells false documents to conceal the true citizenship or resident status for immigration purposes of another person is guilty of a felony, and shall be pun
• § 1130 — If the prosecuting attorney fails to attend at the trial of a felony, the court must appoint an attorney at law to perform the duties of the prosecuting attorney on such trial.
• § 11300 — It is unlawful for any person, within this State, to solicit, entice, induce, persuade or procure, or to aid in soliciting, enticing, inducing, persuading or procuring any person to visit any gambling
• § 11301 — As used in this article “craft” includes every boat, ship, vessel, craft, barge, hulk, float or other thing capable of floating.
• § 11302 — It is unlawful for any person, within this State, to solicit, entice, induce, persuade or procure, or to aid in soliciting, enticing, inducing, persuading or procuring any person to visit any craft, w
• § 11303 — It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to transport, convey or carry, or to aid in transporting, conveying or carrying any person to any gambling ship, whether such gambling s
• § 11304 — It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to transport, convey or carry, or to aid in transporting, conveying or carrying any person to any craft, whether such craft is within or
• § 11305 — Any boat, ship, vessel, watercraft, barge, airplane, seaplane or aircraft, hereinafter called “means of conveyance,” used for the purpose of transporting, conveying or carrying persons in violation of
• § 11306 — Whenever there is reason to believe that a nuisance as defined in this article is kept, maintained or exists in any county, the district attorney, in the name of the people, shall, or any citizen of t
• § 11307 — When any means of conveyance is seized pursuant to Section 11306, the owner thereof or any other person otherwise entitled to possession thereof may apply to the court in which the action is pending f
• § 11308 — If the existence of a nuisance as defined in this article is shown in any action brought under this article to the satisfaction of the court or judge, either by verified complaint or affidavit, the co
• § 11309 — Actions brought under this article shall have precedence over all other actions, except criminal proceedings, election contests and hearings on injunctions.
• § 11310 — If the existence of a nuisance as defined in this article is established in an action brought thereunder, an order of abatement shall be entered as part of the judgment in the case, and plaintiff’s co
• § 11311 — A violation or disobedience of an injunction or order for abatement provided for in this article is punishable as a contempt of court by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) or more than
• § 11312 — If the existence of a nuisance as defined in this article is established in an action brought thereunder, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment, which order shall direct the
• § 11313 — The proceeds of the sale of the means of conveyance shall be applied as follows: First—To the fees and costs of the seizure and sale.
• § 11314 — If the owner of the means of conveyance has not been guilty of any contempt of court in a proceeding brought under this article, and appears and pays all costs, fees, and allowances that are a lien on
• § 11315 — Whenever the owner of the means of conveyance, or the owner of any interest therein, has been guilty of a contempt of court, and fined in any proceeding under this article, the fine is a lien upon the
• § 11316 — Any person, firm, association or corporation, either as principal, agent, servant, employee or otherwise, who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 11317 — The term “gambling ship” as used in this article means any boat, ship, vessel, watercraft or barge kept, operated or maintained for the purpose of gambling, whether within or without the jurisdiction
• § 11318 — If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or clause of this article is for any reason held to be invalid, the Legislature hereby declares that had it known of the invalidity of that portion at t
• § 11319 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Violate any provision of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 319), Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 330), or Chapter 10.
• § 11350 — Possession of controlled substance
• § 11351 — Possession for sale of controlled substance
• § 11357 — Possession of cannabis — over legal limit
• § 11364 — Possession of drug paraphernalia
• § 1137 — Upon retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with them all papers (except depositions) which have been received as evidence in the cause, or copies of such public records or private documents giv
• § 1138 — After the jury have retired for deliberation, if there be any disagreement between them as to the testimony, or if they desire to be informed on any point of law arising in the case, they must require
• § 1138.5 — Except for good cause shown, the judge in his of her discretion need not be present in the court while testimony previously received in evidence is read to the jury.
• § 114 — Any person who uses false documents to conceal their true citizenship or resident status for immigration purposes is guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (
• § 1140 — Except as provided by law, the jury cannot be discharged after the cause is submitted to them until they have agreed upon their verdict and rendered it in open court, unless by consent of both parties
• § 1141 — In all cases where a jury is discharged or prevented from giving a verdict by reason of an accident or other cause, except where the defendant is discharged during the progress of the trial, or after
• § 11410 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the right of every person regardless of actual or perceived disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, re
• § 11411 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to criminalize the placement or display of the Nazi Hakenkreuz (hooked cross), also known as the Nazi swastika that was the official emblem of the Nazi party, f
• § 11412 — Any person who, with intent to cause, attempts to cause or causes another to refrain from exercising his or her religion or from engaging in a religious service by means of a threat, directly communic
• § 11413 — (a) Any person who explodes, ignites, or attempts to explode or ignite any destructive device or any explosive, or who commits arson, in or about any of the places listed in subdivision (b), for the p
• § 11414 — (a) Any person who intentionally harasses the child or ward of any other person because of that person’s employment shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a f
• § 11415 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Hertzberg-Alarcon California Prevention of Terrorism Act.
• § 11416 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the threat of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction, including, but not limited to, chemical, biological, nuclear, or radiological agents, is a
• § 11417 — (a) For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Weapon of mass destruction” includes chemical warfare agents, weaponized biological or biologic warfare agen
• § 11418 — (a) (1) Any person, without lawful authority, who possesses, develops, manufactures, produces, transfers, acquires, or retains any weapon of mass destruction, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuan
• § 11418.1 — Any person who gives, mails, sends, or causes to be sent any false or facsimile of a weapon of mass destruction to another person, or places, causes to be placed, or possesses any false or facsimile o
• § 11418.5 — (a) Any person who knowingly threatens to use a weapon of mass destruction, with the specific intent that the statement as defined in Section 225 of the Evidence Code or a statement made by means of a
• § 11419 — (a) Any person or entity possessing any of the restricted biological agents enumerated in subdivision (b) shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for 4, 8, or 12
• § 1142 — While the jury are absent the Court may adjourn from time to time, as to other business, but it must nevertheless be open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury until a verdi
• § 11460 — (a) Any two or more persons who assemble as a paramilitary organization for the purpose of practicing with weapons shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or by a
• § 1147 — When the jury have agreed upon their verdict, they must be conducted into court by the officer having them in charge.
• § 11470 — For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Communication service” means any communication service that interconnects with the public switched telephone net
• § 11471 — (a) Except as authorized by this article, no government entity, and no service provider acting at the request of a government entity, shall interrupt a communication service for either of the followin
• § 11472 — (a) An application by a government entity for a court order authorizing the interruption of a communication service shall be made in writing upon the personal oath or affirmation of the chief executiv
• § 11473 — Upon application made under Section 11472, the judicial officer may enter an ex parte order, as requested or modified, authorizing interruption of a communication service in the territorial jurisdicti
• § 11474 — An order authorizing an interruption of a communication service shall include all of the following: (a) A statement of the court’s findings required by Section 11473.
• § 11475 — A government entity that interrupts a communication service pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 11471 shall take all of the following steps: (a) Apply for a court order under Secti
• § 11476 — (a) If an order issued pursuant to Section 11473 or a signed statement of intent prepared pursuant to Section 11475 would authorize the interruption of a communication service for all customers of the
• § 11477 — If an order issued pursuant to Section 11473 or a signed statement of intent prepared pursuant to Section 11475 is not governed by Section 11476, the government entity shall serve the order or stateme
• § 11478 — (a) Good faith reliance by a service provider on a court order issued pursuant to Section 11473, a signed statement of intent prepared pursuant to Section 11475, or the instruction of a supervising la
• § 11479 — (a) A person whose communication service has been interrupted pursuant to this article may petition the superior court to contest the grounds for the interruption and restore the interrupted service.
• § 1148 — If charged with a felony the defendant must, before the verdict is received, appear in person, unless, after the exercise of reasonable diligence to procure the presence of the defendant, the court sh
• § 11480 — The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring that California users of any communication service not have that service interrupted, and thereby be deprived of 911 access to emergency services or a
• § 11481 — (a) This article does not apply to any of the following actions: (1) The interruption of a communication service with the consent of the affected customer.
• § 11482 — This article does not restrict, expand, or otherwise modify the authority of the Public Utilities Commission.
• § 1149 — When the jury appear they must be asked by the Court, or Clerk, whether they have agreed upon their verdict, and if the foreman answers in the affirmative, they must, on being required, declare the sa
• § 115 — (a) Every person who knowingly procures or offers any false or forged instrument to be filed, registered, or recorded in any public office within this state, which instrument, if genuine, might be fil
• § 115.1 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the voters of California are entitled to accurate representations in materials that are directed to them in efforts to influence how they vote.
• § 115.2 — (a) No person shall publish or cause to be published, with actual knowledge, and intent to deceive, any campaign advertisement containing false or fraudulent depictions, or false or fraudulent represe
• § 115.25 — (a) No person or entity shall authorize the production or distribution, or participate in the authorization of the production or distribution, of any document, including, but not limited to, any campa
• § 115.3 — Any person who alters a certified copy of an official record, or knowingly furnishes an altered certified copy of an official record, of this state, including the executive, legislative, and judicial
• § 115.5 — (a) Every person who files any false or forged document or instrument with the county recorder which affects title to, places an encumbrance on, or places an interest secured by a mortgage or deed of
• § 1150 — The jury must render a general verdict, except that in a felony case, when they are in doubt as to the legal effect of the facts proved, they may, except upon a trial for libel, find a special verdict
• § 11500 — The purpose of this title is to improve the administration of criminal justice by providing funding for statewide programs of education, training, and research for local public prosecutors and public
• § 11501 — (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Emergency Services, a program of financial assistance to provide for statewide programs of education, training, and research for local public prosecuto
• § 11502 — (a) Criteria for selection of education, training, and research programs for local public prosecutors and public defenders shall be developed by the Office of Emergency Services in consultation with a
• § 11503 — There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Local Public Prosecutors and Public Defenders Training Fund for the support of the Prosecutors and Public Defenders Education and Training Program, es
• § 11504 — To the extent funds are appropriated from the Assessment Fund to the Local Public Prosecutors and Public Defenders Training Fund established pursuant to Section 11503, the Office of Emergency Services
• § 1151 — A general verdict upon a plea of not guilty is either “guilty” or “not guilty,” which imports a conviction or acquittal of the offense charged in the accusatory pleading.
• § 1152 — A special verdict is that by which the jury find the facts only, leaving the judgment to the Court.
• § 1153 — The special verdict must be reduced to writing by the jury, or in their presence entered upon the minutes of the Court, read to the jury and agreed to by them, before they are discharged.
• § 1154 — The special verdict need not be in any particular form, but is sufficient if it presents intelligibly the facts found by the jury.
• § 1155 — The court must give judgment upon the special verdict as follows: 1.
• § 1156 — If the jury do not, in a special verdict, pronounce affirmatively or negatively on the facts necessary to enable the court to give judgment, or if they find the evidence of facts merely, and not the c
• § 1157 — Whenever a defendant is convicted of a crime or attempt to commit a crime which is distinguished into degrees, the jury, or the court if a jury trial is waived, must find the degree of the crime or at
• § 1158 — Whenever the fact of a previous conviction of another offense is charged in an accusatory pleading, and the defendant is found guilty of the offense with which he is charged, the jury, or the judge if
• § 1158a — (a) Whenever the fact that a defendant was armed with a weapon either at the time of his commission of the offense or at the time of his arrest, or both, is charged in accordance with section 969c of
• § 1159 — The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he is charged, or of an attempt to co
• § 116 — Every person who adds any names to the list of persons selected to serve as jurors for the county, either by placing the names in the jury box or otherwise, or extracts any name therefrom, or destroys
• § 116.5 — (a) A person is guilty of tampering with a jury when, prior to, or within 90 days of, discharge of the jury in a criminal proceeding, he or she does any of the following: (1) Confers, or offers or agr
• § 1160 — On a charge against two or more defendants jointly, if the jury cannot agree upon a verdict as to all, they may render a verdict as to the defendant or defendants in regard to whom they do agree, on w
• § 1161 — When there is a verdict of conviction, in which it appears to the Court that the jury have mistaken the law, the Court may explain the reason for that opinion and direct the jury to reconsider their v
• § 1162 — If the jury persist in finding an informal verdict, from which, however, it can be clearly understood that their intention is to find in favor of the defendant upon the issue, it must be entered in th
• § 1163 — When a verdict is rendered, and before it is recorded, the jury may be polled, at the request of either party, in which case they must be severally asked whether it is their verdict, and if any one an
• § 1164 — (a) When the verdict given is receivable by the court, the clerk shall record it in full upon the minutes, and if requested by any party shall read it to the jury, and inquire of them whether it is th
• § 1165 — Where a general verdict is rendered or a finding by the court is made in favor of the defendant, except on a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, a judgment of acquittal must be forthwith given.
• § 1166 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if a general verdict is rendered against the defendant, or a special verdict is given, they shall be remanded, if in custody, or if on bail they shall be com
• § 1167 — When a jury trial is waived, the judge or justice before whom the trial is had shall, at the conclusion thereof, announce his findings upon the issues of fact, which shall be in substantially the form
• § 1168 — (a) Every person who commits a public offense, for which any specification of three time periods of imprisonment in any state prison or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 is now
• § 117 — Every officer or person required by law to certify to the list of persons selected as jurors who maliciously, corruptly, or willfully certifies to a false or incorrect list, or a list containing other
• § 1170 — (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of sentencing is public safety and to reduce recidivism achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice.
• § 1170.02 — A prisoner is not eligible for resentence or recall pursuant to Section 1172.
• § 1170.05 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may offer a program under which inmates, as specified in subdivision (c), who are not precluded by
• § 1170.06 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a sheriff or a county director of corrections is authorized to offer a program under which inmates as specified in subdivision (c), who are not precluded by subdivis
• § 1170.1 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, and subject to Section 654, when any person is convicted of two or more felonies, whether in the same proceeding or court or in different proceedings or courts
• § 1170.11 — As used in Section 1170.
• § 1170.12 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a defendant has been convicted of a felony and it has been pled and proved that the defendant has one or more prior serious or violent felony convictions, as defi
• § 1170.125 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 2 of Proposition 184, as adopted at the November 8, 1994, statewide general election, for all offenses committed on or after November 7, 2012, but before January 1, 2024, a
• § 1170.126 — (a) The resentencing provisions under this section and related statutes are intended to apply exclusively to persons presently serving an indeterminate term of imprisonment pursuant to paragraph (2) o
• § 1170.127 — (a) A person who is committed to a state hospital after being found not guilty by reason of insanity pursuant to Section 1026 may petition the court to have his or her maximum term of commitment, as e
• § 1170.13 — Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 1170.
• § 1170.15 — Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 1170.
• § 1170.16 — In lieu of the term provided in Section 1170.
• § 1170.18 — (a) A person who, on November 5, 2014, was serving a sentence for a conviction, whether by trial or plea, of a felony or felonies who would have been guilty of a misdemeanor under the act that added t
• § 1170.2 — (a) In the case of any inmate who committed a felony prior to July 1, 1977, who would have been sentenced under Section 1170 if he or she had committed it after July 1, 1977, the Board of Prison Terms
• § 1170.21 — A conviction for a violation of Section 647f as it read on December 31, 2017, is invalid and vacated.
• § 1170.22 — (a) A person who is serving a sentence as a result of a violation of Section 647f as it read on December 31, 2017, whether by trial or by open or negotiated plea, may petition for a recall or dismissa
• § 1170.3 — The Judicial Council shall seek to promote uniformity in sentencing under Section 1170 by: (a) The adoption of rules providing criteria for the consideration of the trial judge at the time of sentenci
• § 1170.4 — The Judicial Council shall collect and analyze relevant information relating to sentencing practices in this state and other jurisdictions.
• § 1170.45 — The Judicial Council shall collect data on criminal cases statewide relating to the disposition of those cases according to the race and ethnicity of the defendant, and report annually thereon to the
• § 1170.5 — The Judicial Council shall conduct annual sentencing institutes for trial court judges pursuant to Section 68551 of the Government Code, toward the end of assisting the judge in the imposition of appr
• § 1170.7 — Robbery or attempted robbery for the purpose of obtaining any controlled substance, as defined in Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code, when committed against a ph
• § 1170.71 — The fact that a person who commits a violation of Section 288 has used obscene or harmful matter to induce, persuade, or encourage the minor to engage in a lewd or lascivious act shall be considered a
• § 1170.72 — Upon conviction of a violation of Section 11353, 11353.
• § 1170.73 — Upon conviction of a felony violation of Section 11377, 11378, or 11378.
• § 1170.74 — Upon conviction of a felony violation of Section 11377, 11378, 11379, or 11379.
• § 1170.76 — The fact that a defendant who commits or attempts to commit a violation of Section 243.
• § 1170.78 — Upon a conviction of a violation of Section 451, the fact that the person committed the offense in retaliation against the owner or occupant of the property or structure burned, or against one believe
• § 1170.8 — (a) The fact that a robbery or an assault with a deadly weapon or instrument or by means of any force likely to produce great bodily injury was committed against a person while that person was in a ch
• § 1170.81 — The fact that the intended victim of an attempted life term crime was a peace officer, as described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 830.
• § 1170.82 — Upon a conviction of a violation of Section 11352, 11360, 11379, or 11379.
• § 1170.84 — Upon conviction of any serious felony, listed in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.
• § 1170.85 — (a) Upon conviction of any felony assault or battery offense, it shall be considered a circumstance in aggravation of the crime in imposing a term under subdivision (b) of Section 1170 if the offense
• § 1170.86 — Upon conviction of a felony violation of Section 220, 261, 261.
• § 1170.89 — Where there is an applicable triad for an enhancement related to the possession of, being armed with, use of, or furnishing or supplying a firearm, set forth in Section 12021.
• § 1170.9 — (a) In the case of any person convicted of a criminal offense who could otherwise be sentenced to county jail or state prison and who alleges that the person committed the offense as a result of sexua
• § 1170.91 — (a) If the court concludes that a defendant convicted of a felony offense is, or was, a member of the United States military who may be suffering from sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traum
• § 1171 — (a) For the purposes of this section, “postconviction proceeding” means a proceeding to modify a sentence or conviction pursuant to an ameliorative statute.
• § 1172 — (a) The County Resentencing Pilot Program (pilot) is hereby established to support and evaluate a collaborative approach to exercising prosecutorial resentencing discretion pursuant to Section 1172.
• § 1172.1 — (a) (1) When a defendant, upon conviction for a felony offense, has been committed to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or to the custody of the county c
• § 1172.2 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1170, if the statewide chief medical executive, in consultation with other clinical executives, as nee
• § 1172.6 — (a) A person convicted of felony murder or murder under the natural and probable consequences doctrine or other theory under which malice is imputed to a person based solely on that person’s participa
• § 1172.7 — (a) Any sentence enhancement that was imposed prior to January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 11370.
• § 1172.75 — (a) Any sentence enhancement that was imposed prior to January 1, 2020, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 667.
• § 1174 — This chapter shall be known as the Pregnant and Parenting Women’s Alternative Sentencing Program Act.
• § 1174.1 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Agency” means the private agency selected by the department to operate this program.
• § 1174.2 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the unencumbered balance of Item 5240-311-751 of Section 2 of the Budget Act of 1990 shall revert to the unappropriated surplus of the 1990 Prison Construction Fund.
• § 1174.3 — (a) The department shall ensure that the facility designs provide adequate space to carry out this chapter, including the capability for nonsecure housing, programming, child care, food services, trea
• § 1174.4 — (a) Persons eligible for participation in this alternative sentencing program shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) Pregnant women with an established history of substance abuse, or pregnant o
• § 1174.5 — The department shall be responsible for the funding and monitoring of the progress, activities, and performance of each program.
• § 1174.8 — (a) The department shall adopt regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 1174.9 — A program facility administered by the Department of Corrections pursuant to this chapter is exempt from the requirements and provisions of Chapter 3.
• § 1176 — When written instructions have been presented, and given, modified, or refused, or when the charge of the court has been taken down by the reporter, the questions presented in such instructions or cha
• § 1179 — A new trial is a reëxamination of the issue in the same Court, before another jury, after a verdict has been given.
• § 118 — (a) Every person who, having taken an oath that he or she will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly before any competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any of the cases in which the oath may b
• § 118.1 — (a) Every peace officer who, in their capacity as a peace officer, knowingly and intentionally makes, or causes to be made, any material statement in a peace officer report, or to another peace office
• § 1180 — The granting of a new trial places the parties in the same position as if no trial had been had.
• § 1181 — When a verdict has been rendered or a finding made against the defendant, the court may, upon his application, grant a new trial, in the following cases only: 1.
• § 1182 — The application for a new trial must be made and determined before judgment, the making of an order granting probation, the commitment of a defendant for observation as a mentally disordered sex offen
• § 1185 — A motion in arrest of judgment is an application on the part of the defendant that no judgment be rendered on a plea, finding, or verdict of guilty, or on a finding or verdict against the defendant, o
• § 1186 — The court may, on its own motion, at any time before judgment is pronounced, arrest the judgment for any of the defects in the accusatory pleading upon which a motion in arrest of judgment may be foun