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  2. California criminal law - Wikipedia

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    Regardless of category or specific offense, all valid crimes are required to have two elements: 1) an act committed or omitted In California, and 2) an articulated punishment as defined in Cal Penal Code 15. There are three different types of crimes and public offenses: Infractions. Misdemeanors. Felonies.

  3. California Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The Penal Code of California forms the basis for the application of most criminal law, criminal procedure, penal institutions, and the execution of sentences, among other things, in the American state of California. It was originally enacted in 1872 as one of the original four California Codes, and has been substantially [vague] amended and ...

  4. Child sexual abuse laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Child sexual abuse has been recognized specifically as a type of child maltreatment in U.S. federal law since the initial Congressional hearings on child abuse in 1973. [1] Child sexual abuse is illegal in every state, [2] as well as under federal law. [3] Among the states, the specifics of child sexual abuse laws vary, but certain features of ...

  5. Child pornography laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Law portal. v. t. e. In the United States, child pornography is illegal under federal law and in all states and is punishable by up to life imprisonment and fines of up to $250,000. U.S. laws regarding child pornography are virtually always enforced and amongst the harshest in the world. The Supreme Court of the United States has found child ...

  6. Classes of offenses under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking of drugs) $250,000. 1-5 years. 5 years. 5 years. $100. B. 25 years or more. $250,000.

  7. Prisons in California - Wikipedia

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    Prisons in California. The California State Prison System is a system of prisons, fire camps, contract beds, reentry programs, and other special programs administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Division of Adult Institutions to incarcerate approximately 117,000 people as of April 2020. [1]

  8. Capital punishment in California - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S. state of California, capital punishment is not allowed to be carried out as of March 2019, because executions were halted by an official moratorium ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom. [1] Before the moratorium, executions had been frozen by a federal court order since 2006, and the litigation resulting in the court order has been on ...

  9. 2006 California Proposition 83 - Wikipedia

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    2006 California Proposition 83. Proposition 83 of 2006 (also known as the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act: Jessica's Law or simply, Jessica's Law) was a statute enacted by 70% of California voters on November 7, 2006, authored by State Senator George Runner ( R - Antelope Valley) and State Assemblywoman Sharon Runner (R-Antelope ...