Cal. PEN § 13012.7
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 13012.7, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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(a) The annual report published by the department pursuant to Section 13010, commencing with the report that includes data from 2022, shall, to the extent the data is available, include statistics on lewd or lascivious felonies consistent with those reported for rape, including the number of offenses reported and the rate per 100,000 population.
(b) For purposes of this section, “lewd or lascivious felonies” means conduct prohibited by Sections 220, 266j, subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 288, and subdivision (a) of Section 288.5.
(b) For purposes of this section, “lewd or lascivious felonies” means conduct prohibited by Sections 220, 266j, subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 288, and subdivision (a) of Section 288.5.
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