California Code, Penal Code - PEN § 1

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This Act shall be known as THE PENAL CODE OF CALIFORNIA, 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.  1

IV.--OF PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS.  2

1 Former Part 3, consisting of §§ 1572 to 1613 and entitled as above, was repealed by Stats.1941, c. 98, § 2;  Stats.1941, c. 106, § 1.  Present Part 3, entitled “Of Imprisonment and The Death Penalty,” consisting of § 1999 et seq., was added by Stats.1941, c. 106, § 15.”
2 Part 4, consisting of § 11000 et seq., was added by Stats.1953, c. 1385, § 1;  Part 5, Peace Officers' Memorial, consisting of § 15000 et seq., was added by Stats.1985, c. 1518, § 1;  Part 6, Control of Deadly Weapons, consisting of § 16000 et seq., was added by Stats.2010, c. 711 (S.B.1080), § 6.
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