{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"4501.5","citation":"Pen. Code, § 4501.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-3"},{"name":"TITLE 5. OFFENSES RELATING TO PRISONS AND PRISONERS [4500. - 4758.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-3/title-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Offenses by Prisoners [4500. - 4504.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-3/title-5/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 579.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Every person confined in a state prison of this state who commits a battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself a person confined therein shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for two, three, or four years, to be served consecutively.</p>","text":"Every person confined in a state prison of this state who commits a battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself a person confined therein shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for two, three, or four years, to be served consecutively.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/offenses-by-prisoners-4501-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}