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Pen. Code, § 17060 · Division 2. DEFINITIONS

Pen. Code, § 17060

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) (1) As used in Sections 25135 and 25145, “residence” means a structure intended or used for human habitation, including, but not limited to, houses, condominiums, rooms, motels, hotels, time-shares, and recreational or other vehicles where human habitation occurs.

(2) As used in Sections 27881, 27882, and 27883, “residence” means a structure intended or used for human habitation, including, but not limited to, houses, condominiums, rooms, motels, hotels, and time-shares, but does not include recreational vehicles or other vehicles where human habitation occurs.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 542, Sec. 3. (SB 53) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.

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