Pen. Code, § 667.51 · Title 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Pen. Code, § 667.51
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person who is convicted of violating Section 288 or 288.5 shall receive a five-year enhancement for a prior conviction of an offense specified in subdivision (b).
(b) Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289, former Section 262 or 288a, or any offense committed in another jurisdiction that includes all of the elements of any of the offenses specified in this subdivision.
(c) A violation of Section 288 or 288.5 by a person who has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense specified in subdivision (b) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 15 years to life.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 626, Sec. 29. (AB 1171) Effective January 1, 2022.
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 261Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 264.1Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 269Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 285Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 286Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 287Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 288Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289 | Section 288 or 288.5
- Pen. Code, § 288.5Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289 | Section 288 or 288.5
- Pen. Code, § 289Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
Cited by 5 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 667.51. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 1269bPrinted as Section 667.5, 667.51, 667.6, 667.8, 667.85, 667.9, 667.10, 12022, 12022.1, 12022.2, 12022.3, 12022.4, 12022.5, 12022.53, 12022.6, 12022.7, 12022.8, or 12022.9 of this code
- Pen. Code, § 3000Printed as Section 667.51, 667.61, or 667.71
- Pen. Code, § 3000.02Printed as Section 667.51
- Pen. Code, § 3000.1Printed as Section 667.51
- Pen. Code, § 3053.8Printed as Section 667.51
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