California legal term
Continued pattern of unauthorized entry in California Criminal Law
Current through 2026 California legislative session
In California criminal law, “Continued pattern of unauthorized entry” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the California criminal code.
What does “Continued pattern of unauthorized entry” mean in California criminal law?
“Continued pattern of unauthorized entry” means that on at least two prior occasions in the same school year the defendant came into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and his or her presence or acts interfered with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupted the school or its pupils or school activities, and the defendant was asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). (Cal. Penal Code § 626.8)
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