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Cal. Penal Code § 1170.11 (2026)

Initial Sentencing

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As used in Section 1170.1, the term “specific enhancement” means an enhancement that relates to the circumstances of the crime. It includes, but is not limited to, the enhancements provided in Sections 186.10, 186.11, 186.22, 186.26, 186.33, 192.5, 273.4, 289.5, 290.4, 290.45, 290.46, 347, and 368, subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 422.75, paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 451.1, paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 452.1, subdivision (g) of Section 550, Sections 593a, 600, 667.8, 667.85, 667.9, 667.10, 667.15, 667.16, 667.17, 674, 675, 12021.5, 12022, 12022.2, 12022.3, 12022.4, 12022.5, 12022.53, 12022.55, 12022.6, 12022.7, 12022.75, 12022.8, 12022.85, 12022.9, 12022.95, 27590, 30600, and 30615 of this code, and in Sections 1522.01 and 11353.1, subdivision (b) of Section 11353.4, Sections 11353.6, 11356.5, 11370.4, 11379.7, 11379.8, 11379.9, 11380.1, 11380.7, 25189.5, and 25189.7 of the Health and Safety Code, and in Sections 20001 and 23558 of the Vehicle Code, and in Sections 10980 and 14107 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2021 · leading case: People v. Ramirez, 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 542 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003).
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People v. Ramirez, 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 542 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “(c); Pen.Code, § 1170.11.) [3] There is nothing novel about this well-settled principle.”
People v. McKenzie, 236 Cal. Rptr. 3d 533 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018). “The subordinate term for each consecutive offense shall consist of one-third of the middle term of imprisonment prescribed for each other felony conviction for which a consecutive term of imprisonment is imposed, and shall include one-third of the term imposed for any specific…”
People v. Beard, 207 Cal. App. 4th 936 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012). “” (Pen. Code, § 1170.11.) Rather, it relates to the defendant’s status as a repeat offender.”
People v. McKenzie, No. F073942A (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2018). “… The subordinate term for each consecutive offense shall consist of one-third of the middle term of imprisonment prescribed for each other felony conviction for which a consecutive term of imprisonment is imposed, and shall include one-third of the term imposed for any specific…”
People v. Lopez, No. B307113 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 30, 2021). “) Penal Code section 1170.11, enacted in 1997, defines “specific enhancement[s]” to include the age-difference enhancement of section 11353.”
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