California Penal Code

§ 288.7

PEN § 288.7 Effective Sep 20, 2006Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)Any person 18 years of age or older who engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child who is 10 years of age or younger is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 25 years to life.

(b)Any person 18 years of age or older who engages in oral copulation or sexual penetration, as defined in Section 289, with a child who is 10 years of age or younger is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 15 years to life.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 337, Sec. 9. Effective September 20, 2006.