According to California Penal Code Section 459.5, shoplifting is entering a commercial establishment during regular working hours, with the intent to commit larceny, where the…
California is one of many states that are considered car-dependent. The kind of offer of lending your vehicle to another person is quite common. However,…
California law criminalizes the act of conducting “assault” and defines it as an unlawful attempt of a person to commit a violent injury to someone…
What Is a Hate Crime? Penal Code 422.55 PC defines hate crime as a criminal act committed due to the victim’s disability, gender, nationality, race or…
What Actions Criminalize Under Penal Code 20410 PC?? Pursuant to Penal Code 20410 PC it is unlawful to: manufacture any belt buckle knives; causes manufacturing;…
A judge issues a bench warrant, also called a “body attachment,” as the most common arrest warrant in California. A judge issues a bench warrant,…
California Penal Code Section 286(a) defines sodomy as sexual conduct involving contact between one person’s penis and another person’s anus. Any sexual penetration, no matter…
According to California Penal Code Section 236.1, the crime of human trafficking is depriving another person of his personal liberty with the specific intent to…
PC 270.1 California California Penal Code section 270.1 (PC 270.1) states, “A parent or guardian of a pupil of six years of age or more…
Is It Against the Law to Violate a Quarantine Order in California? Health and Safety Code 120275: This statute makes it a crime to violate…