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Cal. Penal Code § 283

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

Part of Chapter 5: Bigamy, Incest, and the Crime Against Nature, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 283

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. Penal Code § 283Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Bigamy is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison.

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