California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1170.86

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 279, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2006.

Upon conviction of a felony violation of Section 220, 261, 261.5, 264.1, or 266j the fact that the felony was committed within a safe school zone, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 626, against a victim who was a pupil currently attending school, shall be considered a circumstance in aggravation in imposing a term under subdivision (b) of Section 1170.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1170.86 (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-1170.86

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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