California Codes > Penal Code > Preliminary Provisions California Codes > Penal Code > Preliminary Provisions Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions § 2 This Code takes effect at twelve o’clock, noon, on the first day of … § 3 No part of it is retroactive, unless expressly so declared. § 4 The rule of the common law, that penal statutes are to be strictly … § 5 The provisions of this Code, so far as they are substantially the … § 6 No act or omission, commenced after twelve o’clock noon of the day on … § 7 Words used in this code in the present tense include the future as … § 7.5 Whenever any offense is described in this code, the Uniform … § 8 Whenever, by any of the provisions of this Code, an intent to defraud … § 9 The omission to specify or affirm in this Code any liability to … § 10 The omission to specify or affirm in this Code any ground of … § 11 This code does not affect any power conferred by law upon any … § 12 The several sections of this Code which declare certain crimes to be … § 13 Whenever in this Code the punishment for a crime is left undetermined … § 14 The various sections of this Code which declare that evidence … § 15 A crime or public offense is an act committed or omitted in violation … § 16 Crimes and public offenses … § 17 (a) A felony is a crime that is punishable with death, by … § 17.2 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the disposition of … § 17.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the … § 17.7 The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) Strategies … § 18 (a) Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed … § 18.5 (a) Every offense which is prescribed by any law of the state to … § 19 Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any law … § 19.2 In no case shall any person sentenced to confinement in a county or … § 19.4 When an act or omission is declared by a statute to be a public … § 19.6 An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person charged … § 19.7 Except as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of law relating … § 19.8 (a) The following offenses are subject to subdivision (d) of … § 19.9 For purposes of this code, “mandatory supervision” shall mean the … § 20 In every crime or public offense there must exist a union, or joint … § 21a An attempt to commit a crime consists of two elements: a specific … § 23 In any criminal proceeding against a person who has been issued a … § 24 This Act, whenever cited, enumerated, referred to, or amended, may be … Have a question?Click here to chat with a criminal defense lawyer and protect your rights. Ask a question, get an answer ASAP!
