Penal Code section 265

Every person who takes any woman unlawfully, against her will, and by force, menace or duress, compels her to marry him, or to marry any other person, or to be defiled, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

Source: Section 265, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=265. (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_265

Original Source: Section 265, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=265. (last accessed May 12, 2025).