California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 201

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.

The State may punish for crime.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 201 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-1-sovereignty-and-people-of-the-state/chapter-1-sovereignty-of-the-state/article-5-rights-over-persons/section-201

Other sections in Article 5 - Rights Over Persons

§ 200§ 201§ 202§ 204§ 210.6

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