Pen. Code, § 96.5 · Chapter 1. Bribery and Corruption
Pen. Code, § 96.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Every judicial officer, court commissioner, or referee who commits any act that he or she knows perverts or obstructs justice, is guilty of a public offense punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits prosecution under paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 182 of the Penal Code or any other law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 853, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.
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