Statute · California Penal Code

Cal. Penal Code § 803.7 — Time of Commencing Criminal Actions

Cal. Penal Code § 803.7

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2025-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 803.7 — Time of Commencing Criminal Actions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.

(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.