California Penal Code

[1] The actual drafter of the New York penal code was commissioner William Curtis Noyes, a former prosecutor.

[1] About this, UC Berkeley law professor Sanford H. Kadish wrote in 1987: "None of the codes I have considered had a larger measure of influence.

Title 7, ending with Section 186, covers the state court system and crimes that can be committed therein, such as perjury.

Part 3 of the Penal Code (Sections 2000–10007) codifies statutes governing the state's corrections system.

Part 3 includes provisions governing the operation of the county jails and state prisons, as well as the administration of the death penalty.

Part 5 of the Penal Code (Sections 15001–15003) consists of only two sections authorizing the California Peace Officers Memorial Foundation to establish and maintain a memorial to peace officers on the grounds of the state Capitol with private funds.

Volumes of the Thomson West annotated version of the California Penal Code; the other popular annotated version is Deering's, which is published by LexisNexis