California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1170.16

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 421, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.

In lieu of the term provided in Section 1170.1, a full, separate, and consecutive term may be imposed for each violation of subdivision (a) of Section 192, whether or not the offenses were committed during a single transaction.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 1170.16 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-7-of-proceedings-after-the-commencement-of-the-trial-and-before-judgment/chapter-4-5-trial-court-sentencing/article-1-initial-sentencing/section-1170.16

Other sections in Article 1 - Initial Sentencing

§ 1170§ 1170.02§ 1170.05§ 1170.06§ 1170.1§ 1170.11§ 1170.12§ 1170.125§ 1170.126§ 1170.127…§ 1170.8§ 1170.81§ 1170.82§ 1170.84§ 1170.85§ 1170.86§ 1170.89§ 1170.9§ 1170.91§ 1171

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