Penal Code

Penal Code Section 459.5 Shoplifting

According to California Penal Code Section 459.5, shoplifting is entering a commercial establishment during regular working hours, with the intent…

4 years ago

Negligent Entrustment of a Vehicle in California

California is one of many states that are considered car-dependent. The kind of offer of lending your vehicle to another…

4 years ago

Penal Code 245.5 PC Assault on a School Employee

California law criminalizes the act of conducting "assault" and defines it as an unlawful attempt of a person to commit…

5 years ago

Hate Crime Penal Code Section 422.55 PC

What Is a Hate Crime? Penal Code 422.55 PC defines hate crime as a criminal act committed due to the…

5 years ago

Penal Code 20410 PC Belt Buckle Knife

What Actions Criminalize Under Penal Code 20410 PC?? Pursuant to Penal Code 20410 PC it is unlawful to: manufacture any…

5 years ago

California Bench Warrant – Penal Code 166 and 978.5

A judge issues a bench warrant, also called a "body attachment," as the most common arrest warrant in California. A…

5 years ago

California Penal Code Section 286: Sodomy

California Penal Code Section 286(a) defines sodomy as sexual conduct involving contact between one person’s penis and another person’s anus.…

5 years ago

Human Trafficking in California

According to California Penal Code Section 236.1, the crime of human trafficking is depriving another person of his personal liberty…

5 years ago

California PC 270.1 (a): Truancy Law in California

PC 270.1 California California Penal Code section 270.1 (PC 270.1) states, “A parent or guardian of a pupil of six…

5 years ago

HS 120275 – Violating a Quarantine Order in California

Is It Against the Law to Violate a Quarantine Order in California? Health and Safety Code 120275: This statute makes…

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