California Penal Code
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The California Penal Code is the primary body of criminal law in the state of California, defining crimes, penalties, and procedures for their prosecution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California Penal Code canonical | 25 |
| California Penal Code Part 1 | 1 |
| Pen. Code | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T298975 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California Penal Code Context triple: [Los Angeles deputy district attorney, legalAuthorityFrom, California Penal Code]
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A.
California Government Code
The California Government Code is a comprehensive collection of state statutes that organizes and regulates the structure, powers, and procedures of California’s state and local government.
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B.
California Public Resources Code
The California Public Resources Code is a body of state law that governs the conservation, management, and use of California’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources.
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C.
Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
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D.
California state prison system
The California state prison system is the network of state-run correctional facilities in California responsible for incarcerating and managing individuals convicted of crimes under state law.
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E.
Los Angeles Municipal Code
The Los Angeles Municipal Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and regulations governing activities, land use, public safety, and conduct within the City of Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California Penal Code Target entity description: The California Penal Code is the primary body of criminal law in the state of California, defining crimes, penalties, and procedures for their prosecution.
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A.
California Government Code
The California Government Code is a comprehensive collection of state statutes that organizes and regulates the structure, powers, and procedures of California’s state and local government.
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B.
California Public Resources Code
The California Public Resources Code is a body of state law that governs the conservation, management, and use of California’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources.
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C.
Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
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D.
California state prison system
The California state prison system is the network of state-run correctional facilities in California responsible for incarcerating and managing individuals convicted of crimes under state law.
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E.
Los Angeles Municipal Code
The Los Angeles Municipal Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and regulations governing activities, land use, public safety, and conduct within the City of Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal code
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Judicial Council of California ⓘ |
| appliesTo | criminal offenses committed in California ⓘ |
| citedAs |
P.C.
ⓘ
California Penal Code self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pen. Code
|
| contains |
Part 1
ⓘ
Part 2 ⓘ Part 3 ⓘ Part 4 ⓘ Part 5 ⓘ Section 1170 ⓘ Section 1170.95 ⓘ Section 12022 ⓘ Section 1203 ⓘ Section 148 ⓘ Section 187 ⓘ Section 211 ⓘ Section 245 ⓘ Section 290 ⓘ Section 3056 ⓘ Section 422 ⓘ Section 451 ⓘ Section 459 ⓘ Section 487 ⓘ Section 488 ⓘ Section 594 ⓘ Section 647 ⓘ Section 664 ⓘ Title 1 ⓘ Title 13 ⓘ Title 14 ⓘ Title 15 ⓘ Title 16 ⓘ Title 2 ⓘ Title 7 ⓘ Title 8 ⓘ Title 9 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
crimes in California
ⓘ
criminal penalties in California ⓘ criminal procedure rules in California ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
California courts
ⓘ
California law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| governingBody | California State Legislature ⓘ |
| governs |
criminal appeals procedures in California
ⓘ
felonies in California ⓘ infractions in California ⓘ misdemeanors in California ⓘ parole in California ⓘ probation in California ⓘ sentencing enhancements in California ⓘ |
| hasOnlineAccess | California Legislative Information website ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfLaw | statutory law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
California Codes
ⓘ
surface form:
Deering's California Codes
California Codes ⓘ
surface form:
West's Annotated California Codes
|
| relatedTo |
California Code of Civil Procedure
ⓘ
Constitution of California ⓘ
surface form:
California Constitution
California Codes ⓘ
surface form:
California Evidence Code
California Codes ⓘ
surface form:
California Vehicle Code
California Codes ⓘ
surface form:
California Welfare and Institutions Code
|
| scope | statewide ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal defenses
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ law enforcement powers ⓘ punishment ⓘ sentencing ⓘ victims' rights ⓘ |
| updatedBy | California legislative amendments ⓘ |
| usedBy |
criminal defense attorneys in California
ⓘ
judges in California criminal courts ⓘ prosecutors in California ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: California Penal Code Description of subject: The California Penal Code is the primary body of criminal law in the state of California, defining crimes, penalties, and procedures for their prosecution.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pen. Code
this entity surface form:
California Penal Code Part 1
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin)
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Diego)
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Orange)
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento)
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Santa Clara County Superior Court)
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Napa)