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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11379.9

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Article 5: Offenses Involving Controlled Substances Formerly Classified as Restricted Dangerous Drugs, California Health and Safety Code.

Full text of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11379.9

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11379.9Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
(a) Except as provided by Section 11379.7, any person convicted of a violation of, or of an attempt to violate, subdivision (a) of Section 11379.6 or Section 11383, as those sections relate to methamphetamine or phencyclidine, when the commission or attempted commission of the offense causes the death or great bodily injury of another person other than an accomplice, shall, in addition and consecutive to any other punishment authorized by law, be punished by an additional term of one year in the state prison for each death or injury. (b) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution under both this section and Section 187, 192, or 12022.7, or any other provision of law. However, a person who is punished under another provision of law for causing death or great bodily injury as described in subdivision (a) shall not receive an additional term of imprisonment under this section.

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