Pen. Code, § 29.8 · Title 1. OF PERSONS LIABLE TO PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME

Pen. Code, § 29.8

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In any criminal proceeding in which a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is entered, this defense shall not be found by the trier of fact solely on the basis of a personality or adjustment disorder, a seizure disorder, or an addiction to, or abuse of, intoxicating substances. This section shall apply only to persons who utilize this defense on or after the operative date of the section.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by renumbering Section 25.5 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 120. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=29.8.
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