{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"15","citation":"Pen. Code, § 15","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/preliminary-provisions"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A crime or public offense is an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it, and to which is annexed, upon conviction, either of the following punishments:</p><p>1. Death;</p><p>2. Imprisonment;</p><p>3. Fine;</p><p>4. Removal from office; or,</p><p>5. Disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit in this State.</p>","text":"A crime or public offense is an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it, and to which is annexed, upon conviction, either of the following punishments: 1. Death; 2. Imprisonment; 3. Fine; 4. Removal from office; or, 5. Disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit in this State.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/preliminary-provisions-15","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}