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California · Through 2026-09-13

PEN § 242

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Penal Code - PEN
  2. PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]
  3. TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]
  4. CHAPTER 9. Assault and Battery [240. - 248.]

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

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