{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-205","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 205","heading":"","body":"A person is guilty of aggravated mayhem when he or she unlawfully, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the physical or psychological well-being of another person, intentionally causes permanent disability or disfigurement of another human being or deprives a human being of a limb, organ, or member of his or her body. For purposes of this section, it is not necessary to prove an intent to kill. Aggravated mayhem is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole.","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":"bed5c09e5939f06fb52b2bbd57bcc5fb1dc05e6021b986a0dc5052aa2517d750","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-204","next":"us-ca/pen-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}