{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-999h","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 999h","heading":"","body":"The characterization of a defendant as a “career criminal” as defined by this chapter may not be communicated to the trier of fact.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976. - 1054.10.]","CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b. - 999h.]"],"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":"2d52017c79d313be400953b8d8117ee3f0c7544114d223944468f9cd782d6532","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-999g","next":"us-ca/pen-999i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}