Penal Code section 803.7

(a)

Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.

(b)

This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.

Source: Section 803.7, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=803.7. (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Dec. 29, 2025

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_803.7

Original Source: Section 803.7, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=803.7. (last accessed May 12, 2025).