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Cal. Penal Code § 265

Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction

Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
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.
(a) A person who compels another person, unlawfully, against their will, and by force, menace, or duress, to marry them or to marry another person shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
(b) This section shall be applied equally regardless of the age of the victim of a forced marriage at the time of the forced marriage.

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