According to California Penal Code Section 602 trespassing is entering or remaining on the property of another person without a right or permission to do so.
There are various types of trespassing under California law and each of them has specific elements of the crime, but here are some basic elements that are common for most forms of California trespass. So, prosecutor must be able to establish the following element in order to prove that a defendant is guilty of trespassing:
If a person can prove that he initially had the owner’s consent to enter the property you he won’t be considered guilty under the California Penal Code Section 602.
In order to convicted for the type of trespass that includes occupying another person’s property the defendant must in some way deprive the owner of the use or enjoyment his property for a continuous period of time. If defendant can show that his presence on the property did not affect the owner’s right to use or enjoy the property, he can’t be guilty of this type of trespass.
If you are charged for the type of trespass that involves interfering or obstructing on the property such as business activity then you must have actually interfered with or obstructed that business. If you didn’t do so you can’t be convicted of criminal trespass.
In California criminal trespassing charges can be filed as infractions, misdemeanors, or felonies. The following are penalties for California trespass.
The trespass is charged as an infraction in case the defendant willfully entered another person’s land and fence enclosed the land, or a “no trespassing” signs were hung at intervals of no less than three to a mile.
The penalties for California trespass penalties charged as an infraction can include:
The majority of trespass cases are charged as misdemeanors and penalties can include:
California aggravated trespass occurs when the defendant makes credible threat to physically injure a person and then within 30 days of the threat actually enters that person’s property to seemingly carry out that threat. In California law aggravated trespass is considered a wobbler and it can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on specific circumstances of the offense.
California felony trespass penalties include the following:
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