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.
Of Crimes Against the PersonMayhem
Section § 203
This law says that if someone intentionally harms another person in a severe way, like cutting off a body part or disabling it, they're committing a crime called mayhem. This includes actions such as damaging a person's tongue, eyes, nose, ears, or lips.
unlawful bodily harm intentional disfigurement rendering body part useless
Section § 204
If someone is found guilty of mayhem, they can be sentenced to state prison for either two, four, or eight years. Mayhem typically involves seriously injuring another person in a way that causes lasting harm or disfigurement.
Mayhem is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or eight years.
mayhem imprisonment duration serious injury
Section § 205
Aggravated mayhem is a serious crime where someone intentionally causes severe injury to another person, such as permanent disability, disfigurement, or loss of a body part, showing extreme disregard for the victim's well-being. There's no need to prove the offender wanted to kill the victim. This crime is a felony and can result in a life sentence in prison, with a chance for parole.
A person is guilty of aggravated mayhem when he or she unlawfully, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the physical or psychological well-being of another person, intentionally causes permanent disability or disfigurement of another human being or deprives a human being of a limb, organ, or member of his or her body. For purposes of this section, it is not necessary to prove an intent to kill. Aggravated mayhem is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole.
aggravated mayhem permanent disability disfigurement
Section § 206
This law states that if someone intentionally causes severe pain and suffering to another person to get revenge, extort, persuade, or for any sadistic reason, they are guilty of torture. The injured person doesn't need to show evidence of pain for the crime to be considered torture.
Every person who, with the intent to cause cruel or extreme pain and suffering for the purpose of revenge, extortion, persuasion, or for any sadistic purpose, inflicts great bodily injury as defined in Section 12022.7 upon the person of another, is guilty of torture.
The crime of torture does not require any proof that the victim suffered pain.
intent to cause pain revenge extortion
