{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"698","citation":"Pen. Code, § 698","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 2. Of the Intervention of the Officers of Justice [697. - 698.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-1/chapter-2"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>When the officers of justice are authorized to act in the prevention of public offenses, other persons, who, by their command, act in their aid, are justified in so doing.</p>","text":"When the officers of justice are authorized to act in the prevention of public offenses, other persons, who, by their command, act in their aid, are justified in so doing.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-the-intervention-of-the-officers-of-justice-698","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}