Whenever any offense is described in this code, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code), or the Welfare and Institutions Code, as criminal conduct and as a violation of a specified code section or a particular provision of a code section, in the case of any ambiguity or conflict in interpretation, the code section or particular provision of the code section shall take precedence over the descriptive language. The descriptive language shall be deemed as being offered only for ease of reference unless it is otherwise clearly apparent from the context that the descriptive language is intended to narrow the application of the referenced code section or particular provision of the code section.
Cal. Penal Code § 7.5
THE ACT
Known as the The Penal Code
The act spans §§ 1–24 (34 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 124 Cal. App. 4th 1258 - People v. Neely (2004)
Most recently applied in People v. Van Orden (March 2017)
Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 162, Sec. 1
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.