California Code
PART 1 - OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
TITLE 8 - OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

CHAPTER 1 - Homicide

Section 187. - 187. (a) Murder is the unlawful killing of a human...

Section 188. - 188. (a) For purposes of Section 187, malice may be...

Section 189. - 189. (a) All murder that is perpetrated by means of...

Section 189.1. - 189.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that all unlawful...

Section 189.5. - 189.5. (a) Upon a trial for murder, the commission of...

Section 190. - 190. (a) Every person guilty of murder in the first...

Section 190.03. - 190.03. (a) A person who commits first-degree murder that is...

Section 190.05. - 190.05. (a) The penalty for a defendant found guilty of...

Section 190.1. - 190.1. A case in which the death penalty may be...

Section 190.2. - 190.2. (a) The penalty for a defendant who is found...

Section 190.25. - 190.25. (a) The penalty for a defendant found guilty of...

Section 190.3. - 190.3. If the defendant has been found guilty of murder...

Section 190.4. - 190.4. (a) Whenever special circumstances as enumerated in Section 190.2...

Section 190.41. - 190.41. Notwithstanding Section 190.4 or any other provision of law,...

Section 190.5. - 190.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the death...

Section 190.6. - 190.6. (a) The Legislature finds that the sentence in all...

Section 190.7. - 190.7. (a) The “entire record” referred to in Section 190.6...

Section 190.8. - 190.8. (a) In any case in which a death sentence...

Section 190.9. - 190.9. (a) (1) In any case in which a death...

Section 191. - 191. The rules of the common law, distinguishing the killing...

Section 191.5. - 191.5. (a) Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is the unlawful...

Section 192. - 192. Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being...

Section 192.5. - 192.5. Vehicular manslaughter pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 191.5...

Section 193. - 193. (a) Voluntary manslaughter is punishable by imprisonment in the...

Section 193.5. - 193.5. Manslaughter committed during the operation of a vessel is...

Section 193.7. - 193.7. A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (b)...

Section 193.8. - 193.8. (a) An adult, who is the registered owner of...

Section 194. - 194. To make the killing either murder or manslaughter, it...

Section 195. - 195. Homicide is excusable in the following cases: 1. When...

Section 196. - 196. Homicide is justifiable when committed by peace officers and...

Section 197. - 197. Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person...

Section 198. - 198. A bare fear of the commission of any of...

Section 198.5. - 198.5. Any person using force intended or likely to cause...

Section 199. - 199. The homicide appearing to be justifiable or excusable, the...

CHAPTER 2 - Mayhem

Section 203. - 203. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously deprives a human...

Section 204. - 204. Mayhem is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison...

Section 205. - 205. A person is guilty of aggravated mayhem when he...

Section 206. - 206. Every person who, with the intent to cause cruel...

Section 206.1. - 206.1. Torture is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison...

CHAPTER 3 - Kidnapping

Section 207. - 207. (a) Every person who forcibly, or by any other...

Section 208. - 208. (a) Kidnapping is punishable by imprisonment in the state...

Section 209. - 209. (a) A person who seizes, confines, inveigles, entices, decoys,...

Section 209.5. - 209.5. (a) Any person who, during the commission of a...

Section 210. - 210. Every person who for the purpose of obtaining any...

CHAPTER 3.5 - Hostages

Section 210.5. - 210.5. Every person who commits the offense of false imprisonment,...

CHAPTER 4 - Robbery

Section 211. - 211. Robbery is the felonious taking of personal property in...

Section 212. - 212. The fear mentioned in Section 211 may be either:...

Section 212.5. - 212.5. (a) Every robbery of any person who is performing...

Section 213. - 213. (a) Robbery is punishable as follows: (1) Robbery of...

Section 214. - 214. Every person who goes upon or boards any railroad...

Section 215. - 215. (a) “Carjacking” is the felonious taking of a motor...

CHAPTER 5 - Attempts to Kill

Section 217.1. - 217.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), every person...

Section 218. - 218. Every person who unlawfully throws out a switch, removes...

Section 218.1. - 218.1. Any person who unlawfully and with gross negligence places...

Section 219. - 219. Every person who unlawfully throws out a switch, removes...

Section 219.1. - 219.1. Every person who unlawfully throws, hurls or projects at...

Section 219.2. - 219.2. Every person who willfully throws, hurls, or projects a...

Section 219.3. - 219.3. Any person who wilfully drops or throws any object...

CHAPTER 6 - Assaults With Intent to Commit Felony, Other Than Assaults With Intent to Murder

Section 220. - 220. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any...

Section 222. - 222. Every person guilty of administering to another any chloroform,...

CHAPTER 8 - False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking

Section 236. - 236. False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal...

Section 236.1. - 236.1. (a) A person who deprives or violates the personal...

Section 236.2. - 236.2. Law enforcement agencies shall use due diligence to identify...

Section 236.23. - 236.23. (a) In addition to any other affirmative defense, it...

Section 236.24. - 236.24. (a) In addition to any other affirmative defense, it...

Section 236.3. - 236.3. Upon conviction of a violation of Section 236.1, if...

Section 236.4. - 236.4. (a) Upon the conviction of a person of a...

Section 236.5. - 236.5. (a) Within 15 business days of the first encounter...

Section 236.6. - 236.6. (a) To prevent dissipation or secreting of assets or...

Section 236.7. - 236.7. (a) Any interest in a vehicle, boat, airplane, money,...

Section 236.8. - 236.8. (a) If the prosecuting agency, in conjunction with the...

Section 236.9. - 236.9. (a) A person claiming an interest in the property,...

Section 236.10. - 236.10. (a) Concurrent with or subsequent to the filing of...

Section 236.11. - 236.11. (a) If the trier of fact at the forfeiture...

Section 236.12. - 236.12. Notwithstanding that no response or claim has been filed...

Section 236.13. - 236.13. (a) In a case involving a charge of human...

Section 236.14. - 236.14. (a) If a person was arrested for or convicted...

Section 236.15. - 236.15. (a) If a person was arrested for or convicted...

Section 237. - 237. (a) False imprisonment is punishable by a fine not...

CHAPTER 9 - Assault and Battery

Section 240. - 240. An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a...

Section 241. - 241. (a) An assault is punishable by a fine not...

Section 241.1. - 241.1. When an assault is committed against the person of...

Section 241.2. - 241.2. (a) (1) When an assault is committed on school...

Section 241.3. - 241.3. (a) When an assault is committed against any person...

Section 241.4. - 241.4. An assault is punishable by fine not exceeding one...

Section 241.5. - 241.5. (a) When an assault is committed against a highway...

Section 241.6. - 241.6. When an assault is committed against a school employee...

Section 241.7. - 241.7. Any person who is a party to a civil...

Section 241.8. - 241.8. (a) Any person who commits an assault against a...

Section 242. - 242. A battery is any willful and unlawful use of...

Section 243. - 243. (a) A battery is punishable by a fine not...

Section 243.1. - 243.1. When a battery is committed against the person of...

Section 243.2. - 243.2. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 243.6,...

Section 243.25. - 243.25. When a battery is committed against the person of...

Section 243.3. - 243.3. When a battery is committed against the person of...

Section 243.35. - 243.35. (a) Except as provided in Section 243.3, when a...

Section 243.4. - 243.4. (a) Any person who touches an intimate part of...

Section 243.5. - 243.5. (a) When a person commits an assault or battery...

Section 243.6. - 243.6. When a battery is committed against a school employee...

Section 243.65. - 243.65. (a) When a battery is committed against the person...

Section 243.7. - 243.7. Any person who is a party to a civil...

Section 243.8. - 243.8. (a) When a battery is committed against a sports...

Section 243.83. - 243.83. (a) It is unlawful for any person attending a...

Section 243.85. - 243.85. The owner of any professional sports facility shall post,...

Section 243.9. - 243.9. (a) Every person confined in any local detention facility...

Section 243.10. - 243.10. (a) Any person who commits a battery against a...

Section 243.15. - 243.15. Every person confined in, sentenced to, or serving a...

Section 244. - 244. Any person who willfully and maliciously places or throws,...

Section 244.5. - 244.5. (a) As used in this section, “stun gun” means...

Section 245. - 245. (a) (1) Any person who commits an assault upon...

Section 245.1. - 245.1. As used in Sections 148.2, 241, 243, 244.5, and...

Section 245.2. - 245.2. Every person who commits an assault with a deadly...

Section 245.3. - 245.3. Every person who commits an assault with a deadly...

Section 245.5. - 245.5. (a) Every person who commits an assault with a...

Section 245.6. - 245.6. (a) It shall be unlawful to engage in hazing,...

Section 246. - 246. Any person who shall maliciously and willfully discharge a...

Section 246.1. - 246.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), upon the...

Section 246.3. - 246.3. (a) Except as otherwise authorized by law, any person...

Section 247. - 247. (a) Any person who willfully and maliciously discharges a...

Section 247.5. - 247.5. Any person who willfully and maliciously discharges a laser...

Section 248. - 248. Any person who, with the intent to interfere with...