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Cal. Penal Code § 242

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 9: Assault and Battery, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 242

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 242Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

A battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.

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