Penal Code § 693

CHAPTER 1. Of Lawful Resistance

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 693Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

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.