{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"292","citation":"Pen. Code, § 292","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS [261. - 368.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5.5. Sex Offenders [290. - 294.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-9/chapter-5.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 626, Sec. 26.   (AB 1171)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this section to clarify that for the purposes of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section <a href=\"/pen/12\">12</a> of Article I of the California Constitution, a violation of paragraph (2) or (6) of subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/pen/261\">261</a>, paragraph (1) or (4) of subdivision (a) of former Section 262, Section <a href=\"/pen/264.1\">264.1</a>, subdivision (c) or (d) of Section <a href=\"/pen/286\">286</a>, subdivision (c) or (d) of Section <a href=\"/pen/287\">287</a> or former Section 288a, subdivision (b) of Section <a href=\"/pen/288\">288</a>, or subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/pen/289\">289</a>, shall be deemed to be a felony offense involving an act of violence and a felony offense involving great bodily harm.</p>","text":"It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this section to clarify that for the purposes of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 12 of Article I of the California Constitution, a violation of paragraph (2) or (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 261, paragraph (1) or (4) of subdivision (a) of former Section 262, Section 264.1, subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 286, subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 287 or former Section 288a, subdivision (b) of Section 288, or subdivision (a) of Section 289, shall be deemed to be a felony offense involving an act of violence and a felony offense involving great bodily harm.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/sex-offenders-292","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}