{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-999o","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 999o","heading":"","body":"The characterization of a defendant as a “repeat sexual offender” as defined by this chapter shall 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 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i. - 999p.]"],"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":"32dbc31ce97d14333a05377c60966e7ba34132f9eda131183df64c7ece18bba3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-999n","next":"us-ca/pen-999p"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}