{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"693","citation":"Pen. Code, § 693","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 1. OF THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES [692. - 727.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Of Lawful Resistance [692. - 694.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured:</p><p>1. To prevent an offense against his person, or his family, or some member thereof.</p><p>2. To prevent an illegal attempt by force to take or injure property in his lawful possession.</p>","text":"Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured: 1. To prevent an offense against his person, or his family, or some member thereof. 2. To prevent an illegal attempt by force to take or injure property in his lawful possession.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-lawful-resistance-693","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}