Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 29.8 — OF PERSONS LIABLE TO PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME
Cal. Penal Code § 29.8
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2013-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
In any criminal proceeding in which a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is entered, this defense shall not be found by the trier of fact solely on the basis of a personality or adjustment disorder, a seizure disorder, or an addiction to, or abuse of, intoxicating substances. This section…
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Cal. Penal Code § 29.8 — OF PERSONS LIABLE TO PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
In any criminal proceeding in which a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is entered, this defense shall not be found by the trier of fact solely on the basis of a personality or adjustment disorder, a seizure disorder, or an addiction to, or abuse of, intoxicating substances. This section shall apply only to persons who utilize this defense on or after the operative date of the section.