California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 801

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 446. (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.

Except as provided in Sections 799 and 800, prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 shall be commenced within three years after commission of the offense.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 801 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-3-additional-provisions-regarding-criminal-procedure/chapter-2-time-of-commencing-criminal-actions/section-801

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions

§ 799§ 800§ 801§ 801.1§ 801.2§ 801.5§ 801.6§ 801.7§ 801.8§ 802§ 802.5§ 803§ 803.5§ 803.6§ 803.7§ 804§ 805

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