{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"201","citation":"Gov. Code, § 201","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE [100. - 275.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Sovereignty of the State [100. - 210.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-1/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Rights Over Persons [200. - 210.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-1/chapter-1/article-5"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The State may punish for crime.</p>","text":"The State may punish for crime.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/rights-over-persons-201","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}