{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-204","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 204","heading":"","body":"Mayhem is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or eight years.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]","CHAPTER 2. Mayhem [203. - 206.1.]"],"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":"28c7fa6c2cfbf4839b2a0410638ec602a3ba7d6515056db52cf668f88b43618f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-203","next":"us-ca/pen-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}