Penal Code Sections 630 through 638

Compiled March, 2012

Our review of the annotated history reveals the following legislative history (every “c.” below represents a separate legislative bill):

Year/Chapter             §§ affected [“f-” = former §]
1862, c. 262*               631 (f-§ 6); 637 (f-§ 1); 637.1 (f-§ 5)
1872 Penal Code        631 (f-640); 637 (f-619); 637.1 (f-621)
1880, c. 66 C/A**         637 (f-619)
1895, c. 523                637 (f-619)
1905, c. 528                631 (f-640); 637 (f-619); 637.1 (f-621)
1915, c. 117                631 (f-640)
1941, c. 525                632 (f-653h); 633 (f-653h)
1955, c. 571                631 (f-640)
1957, c. 1879              636 (f-653i)
1963, c. 1886              632 (f-653h)
1965, c. 956                631 (f-640)
1967, c. 1509              630, 631 (f-631); 632, 633, 633.5, 634, 635, 636, 637, 637.1, 637.2
1976, c. 1139              632, 634, 635, 636.5, 637
1978, c. 1251              637.3
1980, c. 880                637.4
1982, c. 1519              637.5
1985, c. 909                632, 633, 633.5, 634, 635
1987, c. 467                633.1
1987, c. 828                633
1988, c. 111                631
1988, c. 1373              631
1990, c. 304                637.6
1990, c. 696                632, 633, 634, 635
1991, c. 515                636.5
1992, c. 298                631, 632, 633, 633.1, 633.5, 634
1994, c. 1010***          632, 637.5
1995, c. 62                  633.1
1995, c. 129                636
1998, c. 449                637.7
1998, c. 763                637.9
1999, c. 367                633.6
1999, c. 853                636.5
2001, c. 731                637.5
2002, c. 664                637.5
2003, c. 468                633
2006, c. 198                637.5
2006, c. 626                638
2010, c. 380                633.8
2011, c. 15                  631, 636, 637
2011, c. 304                633.8
2011, c. 659                633.05

*1862 Act for the Regulation of the Telegraph
** Code Amendments amending the 1872 codification of the Penal Code
*** Housekeeping bill adding “limited liability company” to numerous statutes.

41 bills affected this section.                          

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