California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 288.7

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 337, Sec. 9. Effective September 20, 2006.
(a)Any person 18 years of age or older who engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child who is 10 years of age or younger is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 25 years to life.
(b)Any person 18 years of age or older who engages in oral copulation or sexual penetration, as defined in Section 289, with a child who is 10 years of age or younger is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 15 years to life.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 288.7 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-9-of-crimes-against-the-person-involving-sexual-assault-and-crimes-against-public-decency-and-good-morals/chapter-5-bigamy-incest-and-the-crime-against-nature/section-288.7

Other sections in Chapter 5 - Bigamy, Incest, and the Crime Against Nature

§ 281§ 282§ 283§ 284§ 285§ 286§ 286.5§ 287§ 288§ 288.1§ 288.2§ 288.3§ 288.4§ 288.5§ 288.7§ 289§ 289.5§ 289.6

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