Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Every person who unlawfully and 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.
History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1360, Sec. 106.
Simplified explanation
Mayhem is unlawfully and maliciously depriving a person of a body member or disabling, disfiguring, or rendering it useless; this section states no penalty.