{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-13826.3","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 13826.3","heading":"","body":"(a) An individual is subject to gang violence prosecution efforts if he or she is under arrest for the commission or the attempted commission of any gang-related violent crime where the individual is (1) a known member of a gang, and (2) has exhibited a prior criminal background.\n(b) For purposes of this chapter, “gang-related” means that the suspect or victim of the crime is a known member of a gang.\n(c) For purposes of this chapter, gang violence prosecution includes both criminal prosecutions and proceedings in Juvenile Court in which a petition is filed pursuant to Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 4. PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS [11006. - 14315.]","TITLE 6. CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE [13800. - 13899.]","CHAPTER 3.5. Gang Violence Suppression [13826. - 13826.7.]"],"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":"4ac08b288e5a9b9d1450b67b1882e1d20bf180d0fc7d9e8e893233414f0a8550","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-13826.2","next":"us-ca/pen-13826.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}