California Penal Code

§ 186.34

PEN § 186.34 Effective Jan 1, 2022Title 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 11

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section and Sections 186.35 and 186.36, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Criminal street gang” means an ongoing organization, association, or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, having as one of its primary activities the commission of crimes enumerated in paragraphs (1) to (25), inclusive, and paragraphs (31) to (33), inclusive, of subdivision (e) of Section 186.22 who have a common identifying sign, symbol, or name, and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of definable criminal activity.

(2)“Gang database” means any database accessed by a law enforcement agency that designates a person as a gang member or associate, or includes or points to information, including, but not limited to, fact-based or uncorroborated information, that reflects a designation of that person as a gang member or associate.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 331. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.