Pen. Code, § 647.3 · Chapter 2. Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses
Pen. Code, § 647.3
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person who reports being a victim of, or a witness to, a serious felony as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7, an assault in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 245, domestic violence in violation of Section 273.5, extortion in violation of Section 518, human trafficking in violation of Section 236.1, sexual battery in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 243.4, or stalking in violation of Section 646.9 shall not be arrested for any of the following offenses if that offense is related to the crime that the person is reporting or if the person was engaged in that offense at or around the time that the person was the victim of or witness to the crime they are reporting:
(1) A misdemeanor violation of the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code).
(2) A violation of Section 372 or subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 647, or former Section 653.22, if the offense is related to an act of prostitution.
(b) Possession of condoms in any amount shall not provide a basis for probable cause for arrest for a violation of Section 372 or subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 647, or former Section 653.22 if the offense is related to an act of prostitution.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 86, Sec. 2. (SB 357) Effective January 1, 2023.
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Health and Safety Code
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 236.1Printed as Section 236.1
- Pen. Code, § 243.4Printed as Section 243.4
- Pen. Code, § 245Printed as Section 245
- Pen. Code, § 273.5Printed as Section 273.5
- Pen. Code, § 372Printed as Section 372
- Pen. Code, § 518Printed as Section 518
- Pen. Code, § 646.9Printed as Section 646.9
- Pen. Code, § 647Printed as Section 647
- Pen. Code, § 1192.7Printed as Section 1192.7
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