{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-401","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 401","heading":"","body":"(a) Any person who deliberately aids, advises, or encourages another to commit suicide is guilty of a felony.\n(b) A person whose actions are compliant with the provisions of the End of Life Option Act (Part 1.85 (commencing with Section 443) of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code) shall not be prosecuted under this section.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 10. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY [369a. - 402c.]"],"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":"e0ccc36239d86a53e81d0e64fb43f80e8a6c1318af23e9935d19c2124836087c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-399.5","next":"us-ca/pen-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}