Most violations of Penal Code 220 involve an intent to commit a serious sex crime. Penal Code 220 can also be violated by intending to commit mayhem. Mayhem is the crime of unlawfully and maliciously: depriving someone of a body part, disabling or disfiguring someone else's body part or rendering it useless, cutting or disabling some else's tongue, putting out someone's eye, or slitting their nose, ear, or lip.