California § 265. 265. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 633, Sec. 3.)

California Statutes

§ 265. — 265. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 633, Sec. 3.)

California § 265.

Code PENPenal Code - PEN

Title9.

Part 1.TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 265. (2026).

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(a)A person who compels another person, unlawfully, against their will, and by force, menace, or duress, to marry them or to marry another person shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

(b)This section shall be applied equally regardless of the age of the victim of a forced marriage at the time of the forced marriage.

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