Penal Code section 802.5

Notwithstanding Section 802 or any other provision of law, prosecution for the offense described in Section 18897.93 of the Business and Professions Code shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense.

Source: Section 802.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=802.5. (updated Jan. 1, 2012; accessed Sep. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_802.5

Original Source: Section 802.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=802.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).