§ 461

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 355. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.

Burglary is punishable as follows:

(a)Burglary in the first degree: by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or six years.
(b)Burglary in the second degree: by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Burglary

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