{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-15","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 15","heading":"","body":"A crime or public offense is an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it, and to which is annexed, upon conviction, either of the following punishments:\n1. Death;\n2. Imprisonment;\n3. Fine;\n4. Removal from office; or,\n5. Disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit in this State.","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":"1bccc723476a1dc320147e0ceea79de23bbe18e21de0eb09c3742aaee33afbf2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-14","next":"us-ca/pen-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}