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California Penal Code Section 518

Extortion and Blackmail under California Penal Code Section 518, is a criminal offense and it is normally filed as a felony. Extortion and Blackmail is when someone forcefully intimidates another individual for their own benefit.

California Penal Code Section 487 A

Grand Carcass Theft is when someone steals goods that are worth more than two hundred and fifty dollars, and these goods are specifically livestock or certain agricultural products.

California Penal Code Section 484 A

For the purposes of this article we will focus on petty theft and grand theft, since most other forms of theft face similar penalties to these, depending on the value of the items.

California Penal Code Section 288 A

When found guilty of Oral Copulation, it is usually filed as either a misdemeanor or felony, which includes the possibility of registering as a sex offender and:

California Penal Code Section 273D

Child Abuse is when anyone deliberately causes a child to suffer physically. Child abuse is similar to corporal injury under California penal code 273.5 - only this time, it’s carried out on a child.

California Penal Code Section 273 A

Child Endangerment is when anyone who makes a child end up in a perilous circumstance, and does nothing to safeguard the child from danger.

California Penal Code Section 262

Spousal Rape under California Penal Code Section 262, is a criminal offense and it is normally filed as felony. Spousal Rape is when someone has sex with their wife or husband, without their permission, and this is done through aggression, menacing, deceit or peril.

California Penal Code Section 261

Rape is when someone has sex with someone else without their permission, and this is done through aggression, menacing, deceit or peril.

California Penal Code Section 261.5

Statutory Rape is when someone has sex with a minor.

California Penal Code Section 243 E.1

Simple Domestic Battery under California Penal Code Section 243E.1, is a criminal offense and it is normally filed as misdemeanor. Simple Domestic Battery is when someone directs aggression or force on an intimate partner.

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