Question

A state's "penal code" refers to its

A) rules requiring democratic institutions of government
B) Law that regulate the way governments operate prisons
C) The system a states uses to hide its secret intelligence
D) Body of laws stating and defining crimes and punishments for those crimes.

Answer 1

“Penal codes” are the body of laws stating and defining crimes and punishments for those crimes. "Penal" is the root word of “penalty.”

Answer 2

i️t is the body of laws stating and defining crimes and punishments for those crimes