{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-13","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 13","heading":"","body":"Whenever in this Code the punishment for a crime is left undetermined between certain limits, the punishment to be inflicted in a particular case must be determined by the Court authorized to pass sentence, within such limits as may be prescribed by this Code.","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":"c9205da35919dab3bd41b383a5e32d780ab4c618e2d2d05d097588927eddabdc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-12","next":"us-ca/pen-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}