{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-242","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 242","heading":"","body":"A battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]","CHAPTER 9. Assault and Battery [240. - 248.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"95e0822d0d29537355be7d725c5c5facdffaf183a0af2a75e2f026db47aa7b80","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-241.8","next":"us-ca/pen-243"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}