California Penal Code

§ 273.5

PEN § 273.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)A person who willfully inflicts corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a victim described in subdivision (b) is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of up to six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b)Subdivision (a) shall apply if the victim is or was one or more of the following:

(1)The offender’s spouse or former spouse.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 649, Sec. 1.5. (AB 2308) Effective January 1, 2025.