Pen. Code, § 1192.8 · Chapter 1. The Judgment
Pen. Code, § 1192.8
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7, “serious felony” also means any violation of Section 191.5, paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 192, subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 192.5 of this code, or Section 2800.3, subdivision (b) of Section 23104, or Section 23153 of the Vehicle Code, when any of these offenses involve the personal infliction of great bodily injury on any person other than an accomplice, or the personal use of a dangerous or deadly weapon, within the meaning of paragraph (8) or (23) of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting subdivision (a), to codify the court decisions of People v. Gonzales, 29 Cal. App. 4th 1684, and People v. Bow, 13 Cal. App. 4th 1551, and to clarify that the crimes specified in subdivision (a) have always been, and continue to be, serious felonies within the meaning of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 747, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2008.
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Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 1001.83Printed as Section 1192.7 or 1192.8
- Pen. Code, § 1170.05Printed as Sections 1192.7 and 1192.8
- Pen. Code, § 1203.44Printed as Section 1192.8
- Pen. Code, § 3000.03Printed as Section 1192.7 and 1192.8 | Sections 1192.7 and 1192.8
- Pen. Code, § 3001Printed as Section 1192.8
- Pen. Code, § 26202Printed as Section 290, 667.5, 1192.7, 1192.8, or 29805
- Pen. Code, § 29800Printed as Section 1192.8
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