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§ 1170.16. — 1170.16. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 421, Sec. 1.)

California § 1170.16.
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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 1170.16. (2026).

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In lieu of the term provided in Section 1170.1, a full, separate, and consecutive term may be imposed for each violation of subdivision (a) of Section 192, whether or not the offenses were committed during a single transaction.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 421, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.

Nearby Sections

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§ 1170.
1170. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 225, Sec. 2.)
§ 1170.02.
1170.02. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 131, Sec. 156.)
§ 1170.05.
1170.05. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 256, Sec. 11.)
§ 1170.06.
1170.06. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 26, Sec. 18.)
§ 1170.1.
1170.1. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 887, Sec. 8) by Stats. 2021, Ch. 731, Sec. 2.)
§ 1170.11.
1170.11. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 178, Sec. 71.)
§ 1170.12.
1170.12. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 626, Sec. 42.)
§ 1170.125.
1170.125. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 230, Sec. 3.)
§ 1170.126.
1170.126. (Added November 6, 2012, by initiative Proposition 36, Sec. 6.)
§ 1170.127.
1170.127. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 25.)
§ 1170.13.
1170.13. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 926, Sec. 3.)
§ 1170.15.
1170.15. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 926, Sec. 4.)
§ 1170.16.
1170.16. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 421, Sec. 1.)
§ 1170.18.
1170.18. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 633, Sec. 1.)
§ 1170.2.
1170.2. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 568, Sec. 1.5.)
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