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Cal. Penal Code § 803.6
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 2: Time of Commencing Criminal Actions, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 803.6
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) If more than one time period described in this chapter applies, the time for commencing an action shall be governed by that period that expires the latest in time. (b) Any change in the time period for the commencement of prosecution described in this chapter applies to any crime if prosecution for the crime was not barred on the effective date of the change by the statute of limitations in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the change. (c) This section is declaratory of existing law.
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