{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-12","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 12","heading":"","body":"The several sections of this Code which declare certain crimes to be punishable as therein mentioned, devolve a duty upon the Court authorized to pass sentence, to determine and impose the punishment prescribed.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"1b97740b41a74e420eb9a24c5a16ef7ac64191abe450302bc879400fd7cf60c0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-11","next":"us-ca/pen-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}