California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1170.72

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 131, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.

Upon conviction of a violation of Section 11353, 11353.5, 11353.7, 11354, 11361, or 11380 of the Health and Safety Code, or a finding of truth of an enhancing allegation pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11353.1, Section 11353.6, or paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11380.1, the fact that the minor was 11 years of age or younger shall be considered a circumstance in aggravation when imposing a term under subdivision (b) of Section 1170.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1170.72 (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-1170.72

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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