(a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within 5 years of the crime.

(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2020, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2020, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2020.

Terms Used In California Penal Code 803.7

  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 546, Sec. 3. (SB 273) Effective January 1, 2020.)

  Previous section
Next section  
 Chapter 2 Contents