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Cal. Penal Code § 203 (2026)

Mayhem

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Every person who unlawfully and maliciously deprives a human being of a member of his body, or disables, disfigures, or renders it useless, or cuts or disables the tongue, or puts out an eye, or slits the nose, ear, or lip, is guilty of mayhem.

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Cited in 168 cases (57 in the last 5 years), 1942–2026 · leading case: Silvio Ernesto Ruiz-Morales, A/K/A Silvio Ernesto Ruiz v. John Ashcroft, Attorney Gen., 361 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2004).
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Silvio Ernesto Ruiz-Morales, A/K/A Silvio Ernesto Ruiz v. John Ashcroft, Attorney Gen., 361 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2004). · cites it 5× “Ruiz-Morales was subsequently convicted of mayhem under Cal.Penal Code § 203, and sentenced to a two-year term of imprisonment.”
Gonzalez v. Downtown LA Motors CA2/2, 215 Cal. App. 4th 36 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Penalties Under Labor Code Section 203 Penalties under Labor Code section 203 are properly awarded when an employer “willfully fails to pay” an employee all wages owed at the times specified in Labor Code section 201, for discharged employees, and in Labor Code section 202, for…”
People v. McKelvy, 194 Cal. App. 3d 694 (Cal. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “George McKelvy appeals from convictions of mayhem (Pen. Code, § 203) and assault with a deadly weapon.”
Collins v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., 274 F.R.D. 294 (E.D. Cal. 2011). · cites it 2× “7; (3) violation of Labor Code § 204; (4) violation of Labor Code § 226(a); (5) penalties pursuant to Labor Code § 203; (6) penalties under California Labor Code § 2699 et seq.”
People v. Johnson, 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 247 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). · cites it 2× “Penal Code section 203 defines simple mayhem as follows: "Every person who unlawfully and maliciously deprives a human being of a member of his body, or disables, disfigures, or renders it useless, or cuts or disables the tongue, or puts out an eye, or slits the nose, ear, or…”
Rodney Gregory, Individually & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Scie, Llc, Dba Epsg Mgmt. Servs., Lp, 317 F.3d 1050 (9th Cir. 2003). · cites it 2× “He raised claims for penalties under California Labor Code Section 203 for willful nonpayment of overtime due and for restitution, disgorgement and injunctive relief under California Business & Professions Code Section 17200 2 California Labor Code Section 510 states, in…”
People v. Johnson, 185 Cal. App. 4th 520 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “Code, § 422), and mayhem (Pen. Code, § 203). It also returned true findings on various firearm and great bodily injury enhancements.”
People v. Stutelberg, 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 156 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). “Among other things, the jury convicted Stutelberg of mayhem with a deadly weapon enhancement as to Michelle ( Pen. Code, §§ 203, 12022, subd. (b)(1) ) 1 and *158 assault with a deadly weapon as to Chris (§ 245, subd.”
People v. Villanueva, 169 Cal. App. 4th 41 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008). “(Pen. Code, § 203.) With respect to both charges, it was further alleged that defendant personally used a firearm (Pen.”
Grant-Burton v. Covenant Care, Inc., 122 Cal. Rptr. 2d 204 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002). “Rather, they involve “waiting time” penalties imposed under Labor Code section 203, which requires, among other things, that the compensation due a terminated employee be paid within a specified period after termination.”
Sillah v. Command Int'l Sec. Servises, 154 F. Supp. 3d 891 (N.D. Cal. 2015). · cites it 3× “Waiting Time Penalties (Count 10) Count 10 is a claim for waiting time penalties under California Labor Code § 203.”
People v. Salas, 58 Cal. App. 3d 460 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “For the offense of putting out an eye, which is one of the crimes described as mayhem (Pen. Code, § 203), the maximum punishment is state-prison confinement for 14 years.”
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Cal. Penal Code § 203(a): 3 cases
Bernstein v. Virgin Am., Inc., 365 F. Supp. 3d 980 (2019).
Anthony C. Lustig v. AzGen Sci. Holdings PLC (N.D. Cal. 2020).
Orlando Alarcon v. Target Corp. (C.D. Cal. 2025).
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