Penal Code § 263.1

CHAPTER 1. Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 263.1Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 848, Sec. 1. (AB 701) Effective January 1, 2017.

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that all forms of nonconsensual sexual assault may be considered rape for purposes of the gravity of the offense and the support of survivors.

(b) This section is declarative of existing law.