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CALIFORNIA Legislation
Cal. Pen. Code § 265
Abduction
Every person who takes any woman unlawfully, against her will, and by force, menace or duress, compels her to marry him, or to marry any other person, or to be defiled, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
Amendment History:
1976 Amendment:
Deleted “not less than two nor more than fourteen years” at the end of the section.
2011 Amendment:
Substituted “pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170” for “in the state prison”.
Source: LexisNexis