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Penal Code § 405a

TITLE 11. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 405aOfficial source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 47, Sec. 1. (SB 629) Effective January 1, 2016.

A person who participates in the taking by means of a riot of another person from the lawful custody of a peace officer is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years.