California § 1192.8 - For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7,
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1192.8 — For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7,, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1192.8. For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7,
(a) For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7, âserious felonyâ also means any violation of Section 191.5, paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 192, subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 192.5 of this code, or Section 2800.3, subdivision (b) of Section 23104, or Section 23153 of the Vehicle Code, when any of these offenses involve the personal infliction of great bodily injury on any person other than an accomplice, or the personal use of a dangerous or deadly weapon, within the meaning of paragraph (8) or (23) of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting subdivision (a), to codify the court decisions of People v. Gonzales, 29 Cal. App. 4th 1684, and People v. Bow, 13 Cal. App. 4th 1551, and to clarify that the crimes specified in subdivision (a) have always been, and continue to be, serious felonies within the meaning of subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7.
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