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§ 1. — 1. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 367, Sec. 1.)

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This Act shall be known as T he P enal C ode of C alifornia , and is divided into four parts, as follows: I.—OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. II.—OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. III.—OF THE STATE PRISON AND COUNTY JAILS. IV.—OF PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 367, Sec. 1.

Nearby Sections

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§ 1.
1. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 367, Sec. 1.)
§ 10.
10. (Enacted 1872.)
§ 100.
100. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 238.)
§ 1000.
1000. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 778, Sec. 1.)
§ 1000.1.
1000.1. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 778, Sec. 2.)
§ 1000.10.
1000.10. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 372, Sec. 4.)
§ 1000.12.
1000.12. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 477, Sec. 3.)
§ 1000.17.
1000.17. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 804, Sec. 2.)
§ 1000.2.
1000.2. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 778, Sec. 3.)
§ 1000.3.
1000.3. (Repealed (in Sec. 39) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 92, Sec. 40.)
§ 1000.4.
1000.4. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 778, Sec. 5.5.)
§ 1000.5.
1000.5. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 778, Sec. 6.)
§ 1000.6.
1000.6. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 778, Sec. 7.)
§ 1000.65.
1000.65. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 778, Sec. 8.)
§ 1000.7.
1000.7. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 394, Sec. 1.)
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