California Penal Code 265 – Every person who takes any woman unlawfully, against her will, and by …
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Every person who takes any woman unlawfully, against her will, and by force, menace or duress, compels her to marry him, or to marry any other person, or to be defiled, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 303. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
Terms Used In California Penal Code 265
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
- will: includes codicil. See California Penal Code 7