Penal Code section 285

Persons being within the degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are declared by law to be incestuous and void, who intermarry with each other, or who being 14 years of age or older, commit fornication or adultery with each other, are punishable by imprisonment in the state prison.

Source: Section 285, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=285. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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§ 285’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_285

Original Source: Section 285, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=285. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).