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Cal. Penal Code § 668

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

Part of Title 16: General Provisions, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 668

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 § 668Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Every person who has been convicted in any other state, government, country, or jurisdiction of an offense for which, if committed within this state, that person could have been punished under the laws of this state by imprisonment in the state prison, is punishable for any subsequent crime committed within this state in the manner prescribed by law and to the same extent as if that prior conviction had taken place in a court of this state. The application of this section includes, but is not limited to, all statutes that provide for an enhancement or a term of imprisonment based on a prior conviction or a prior prison term or a term pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

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