California Penal Code
§ 286
PEN § 286 Effective Sep 9, 2013Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 5
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)Sodomy is sexual conduct consisting of contact between the penis of one person and the anus of another person. Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime of sodomy.
(b)(1) Except as provided in Section 288, any person who participates in an act of sodomy with another person who is under 18 years of age shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, or in a county jail for not more than one year.
(2)Except as provided in Section 288, any person over 21 years of age who participates in an act of sodomy with another person who is under 16 years of age shall be guilty of a felony.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 259, Sec. 2. (AB 65) Effective September 9, 2013.