Thanks, I did the same.
If you scan the net you’ll find comments that it was thrown out by a judge when Gray Davis was governor, that it was somehow part of Prop 187 and failed to take effect when 187 was thrown out, that the courts issued a stay on 834b at some point, but nothing clear-cut.
So I did the same as you and yes, its still right there in the penal code.
Interesting.
I don't know if this was part of Prop 187 and was thrown out by the court or not, but laws held unconstitutional by a court still appear in the published law books unless and until the legislature repeals them.