Penal Code section 801.6

Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this chapter, prosecution for any offense proscribed by Section 368, except for a violation of any provision of law proscribing theft or embezzlement, may be filed at any time within five years from the date of occurrence of such offense.

Source: Section 801.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=801.6. (updated Jan. 1, 2023; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_801.6

Original Source: Section 801.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=801.6. (last accessed May 12, 2025).