Penal Code section 263

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.

Source: Section 263, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=263. (updated Jan. 1, 1979; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_263

Original Source: Section 263, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=263. (last accessed May 12, 2025).