deadly weapon (ADW, sometimes "great bodily injury," GBI) or with force likely to produce great bodily injury 261 – Rape 280 – Child abduction 285 – Incest 288 – Child molestation 314 – Indecent exposure 368 – Crimes Against Elders and Dependent Adults 415 – Disturbing the peace/mutual combat 417 – Brandishing a firearm 422 – Criminal threats 451 – Arson 459 – Burglary 470 – Forgery 484 – Theft or larceny 487 – Grand theft 488 – Petty theft 487 – Grand theft auto 496 – Receiving stolen property 503–515 – Embezzlement 518–527 – Extortion528–539 – False personation and cheats594 – Malicious mischief/vandalism597 – Animal cruelty602 – Trespassing647(b) – Prostitution647(f) – Public drunkenness or public intoxication664 – Attempt (usually charged together with one of the above like 187 or 211; attempted murder was formerly covered in its own section, 217)691 – Extortion "420" for marijuana use is commonly but incorrectly believed to originate from the Penal Code. The actual Section 420 covers obstructing entry on public land. One of the more controversial sections of the California Penal Code are the consecutive Sections 666 and 667; Section 666, known officially as petty theft with a prior'and colloquially, felony petty theft and makes it possible for someone who committed a minor shoplifting crime to be charged with a felony if the person had been convicted of any theft-related offense at any time in the past; and if the person so charged has two previous felony convictions (listed as serious or violent felonies ["strikeable" offenses]), this can result in a 25-years-to-life sentence under the state's three strikes law, which is found in Section 667. The inclusion of felony petty theft within the three-strikes law, and for that matter, the three-strikes law itself, have sparked much debate both within and outside the state, and even beyond the United States. In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the California three-strikes law against constitutional challenges in two cases where the third strike was a nonviolent crimeEwing v. California, , and Lockyer v. Andrade'', . References External links List of Penalties of California Penal and Vehicle Codes (CMCDefense) California Penal Code (at FindLaw) California Law database maintained by state Legislative Counsel See also Law of California Law of the United States U.S. state criminal legislation Criminal codes Penal Code