Pen. Code, § 285 · Chapter 5. Bigamy, Incest, and the Crime Against Nature
Pen. Code, § 285
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Persons being within the degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are declared by law to be incestuous and void, who intermarry with each other, or who being 14 years of age or older, commit fornication or adultery with each other, are punishable by imprisonment in the state prison.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 477, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.
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Cited by 28 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 285. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
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- Pen. Code, § 136.7Printed as Section 243.4, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266f, 285, 286, 287, 288, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 273.7Printed as Sections 240, 242, 243.4, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266f, 273.5, 273.6, 285, 288, and 289
- Pen. Code, § 290Printed as Section 266j, 267, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.3, 288.4, 288.5, 288.7, 289, or 311.1 | Section 285
- Pen. Code, § 290.005Printed as Section 285
- Pen. Code, § 294Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 285, 286, 287, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 647.6Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 667Printed as Sections 266 and 285
- Pen. Code, § 667.51Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 674Printed as Section 261, 285, 286, 287, 288, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 868.5Printed as Section 211, 215, 220, 236.1, 240, 242, 243.4, 245, 261, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266d, 266e, 266f, 266g, 266h, 266i, 266j, 266k, 267, 269, 273a, 273d, 273.5, 273.6, 278, 278.5, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.
- Pen. Code, § 868.8Printed as Section 220, 236.1, 243.4, 261, 269, 273a, 273d, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 288.7, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 939.21Printed as Section 243.4, 261, 273a, 273d, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 1048Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 273a, 273d, 285, 286, 287, 288, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 1170.12Printed as Sections 266 and 285
- Pen. Code, § 1202.05Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289 | Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 1203.066Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266, 266c, 267, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 1346Printed as Section 220, 243.4, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 269, 273a, 273d, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 288.7, 289, or 647.6
- Pen. Code, § 1347.5Printed as Section 220, 243.4, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 273a, 273d, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 5054.2Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 11160Printed as Section 285
- Pen. Code, § 11165.1Printed as Section 285
- Pen. Code, § 13750Printed as Section 220, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266c, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289, or 647.6
- Pen. Code, § 13837Printed as Section 220, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, or 647.6
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