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Cal. Penal Code § 13 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Cal. Penal Code § 13

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Whenever in this Code the punishment for a crime is left undetermined between certain limits, the punishment to be inflicted in a particular case must be determined by the Court authorized to pass sentence, within such limits as may be prescribed by this Code.

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 13 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Whenever in this Code the punishment for a crime is left undetermined between certain limits, the punishment to be inflicted in a particular case must be determined by the Court authorized to pass sentence, within such limits as may be prescribed by this Code.