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Penal Code § 21a

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 21aOfficial source ↗

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 519, Sec. 1.

An attempt to commit a crime consists of two elements: a specific intent to commit the crime, and a direct but ineffectual act done toward its commission.