Health & Saf. Code, § 11356 · Article 1. Offenses Involving Controlled Substances Formerly Classified as Narcotics
Health & Saf. Code, § 11356
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
As used in this article “felony offense,” and “offense punishable as a felony” refer to an offense prior to October 1, 2011, for which the law prescribes imprisonment in the state prison, or for an offense on or after October 1, 2011, imprisonment in either the state prison or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, as either an alternative or the sole penalty, regardless of the sentence the particular defendant received.
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History
Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15) by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 2. (AB 117) Effective June 30, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, pursuant to Secs. 68 and 69 of Ch. 39.
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