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CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 12022.7 SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT FOR A GREAT BODILY INJURY If a defendant has been charged with specific felonies, they could face additional jail time if the prosecuting agency alleges a sentencing enhancement for inflicting great bodily...

CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 186.22 – GANG ENHANCEMENT Under California Penal Code 186.22, any person who willfully participates in gang activities, or joins other members, while carrying out a crime could be found in violation of gang enhancement laws....

PENAL CODE 518 – EXTORTION IN CALIFORNIA California Penal Code 518 relates to the crime of extortion as using force or threats to compel someone to give them their money, property, or to compel a public official to...

PENAL CODE 503 – EMBEZZLEMENT Embezzlement is described in Penal Code 503 as the fraudulent appropriation of property by someone to whom it has been entrusted. Embezzlement has the special requirement that the property taken had been entrusted...

PENAL CODE 484E THROUGH 484J: CREDIT CARD FRAUD IN CALIFORNIA California has several statutes defining and penalizing crimes involving credit card and debit card fraud.             PC 484 defines the crime as petty theft, but it also has...