Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 265 — Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction
Cal. Penal Code § 265
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2026-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 265 — Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.