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Cal. Penal Code § 417.8
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Title 11: Of Crimes Against the Public Peace, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 417.8
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.
Every person who draws or exhibits any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or other deadly weapon, with the intent to resist or prevent the arrest or detention of himself or another by a peace officer shall be imprisoned in the state prison for two, three, or four years.
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