{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"659","citation":"Pen. Code, § 659","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 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS [654. - 678.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-16"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Whenever an act is declared a misdemeanor, and no punishment for counseling or aiding in the commission of such act is expressly prescribed by law, every person who counsels or aids another in the commission of such act is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>","text":"Whenever an act is declared a misdemeanor, and no punishment for counseling or aiding in the commission of such act is expressly prescribed by law, every person who counsels or aids another in the commission of such act is guilty of a misdemeanor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/general-provisions-659","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}