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Cal. Penal Code § 265
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 1: Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 265
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.
(a) A person who compels another person, unlawfully, against their will, and by force, menace, or duress, to marry them or to marry another person shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. (b) This section shall be applied equally regardless of the age of the victim of a forced marriage at the time of the forced marriage.
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