Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 288.7 — Bigamy, Incest, and the Crime Against Nature
Cal. Penal Code § 288.7
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2006-09-20
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Any person 18 years of age or older who engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child who is 10 years of age or younger is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 25 years to life.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 288.7 — Bigamy, Incest, and the Crime Against Nature is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Any person 18 years of age or older who engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child who is 10 years of age or younger is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 25 years to life.
(b) Any person 18 years of age or older who engages in oral copulation or sexual penetration, as defined in Section 289, with a child who is 10 years of age or younger is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 15 years to life.