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California Penal Code

§ 263

PEN § 263Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 1

Statute text

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The essential guilt of rape consists in the outrage to the person and feelings of the victim of the rape. Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 994.

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