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Code · California · Penal Code

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This Act shall be known as T he P enal C ode of C alifornia , and is divided into four parts, as follows:
I.—OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS.
II.—OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
III.—OF THE STATE PRISON AND COUNTY JAILS.
IV.—OF PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS.
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