Penal Code section 193

(a)

Voluntary manslaughter is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 3, 6, or 11 years.

(b)

Involuntary manslaughter is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years.

(c)

Vehicular manslaughter is punishable as follows:

(1)

A violation of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 is punishable either by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or six years.

(2)

A violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year.

(3)

A violation of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 4, 6, or 10 years.

Source: Section 193, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=193.­ (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Oct. 27, 2025).

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