CHAPTER 9. Assault and Battery

Chapter 9 enacted 1872.

§§ 240–248 · 42 sections

§ 240 An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another.
§ 241 (a) An assault is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both…
§ 241.1 When an assault is committed against the person of a custodial officer as defined in Section 831 or 831.5, and the person committing the offense knows or…
§ 241.2 (a) (1) When an assault is committed on school or park property against any person, the assault is punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars…
§ 241.3 (a) When an assault is committed against any person on the property of, or on a motor vehicle of, a public transportation provider, the offense shall be…
§ 241.4 An assault is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both. When…
§ 241.5 (a) When an assault is committed against a highway worker engaged in the performance of his or her duties and the person committing the offense knows or…
§ 241.6 When an assault is committed against a school employee engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or in retaliation for an act performed in the course of…
§ 241.7 Any person who is a party to a civil or criminal action in which a jury has been selected to try the case and who, while the legal action is pending or after…
§ 241.8 (a) Any person who commits an assault against a member of the United States Armed Forces because of the victim’s service in the United States Armed Forces…
§ 242 A battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.
§ 243 (a) A battery is punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by both…
§ 243.1 When a battery is committed against the person of a custodial officer as defined in Section 831 of the Penal Code, and the person committing the offense knows…
§ 243.2 (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 243.6, when a battery is committed on school property, park property, or the grounds of a public or private…
§ 243.25 When a battery is committed against the person of an elder or a dependent adult as defined in Section 368, with knowledge that he or she is an elder or a…
§ 243.3 If a battery is committed against the person of an operator, driver, or passenger on a bus, taxicab, streetcar, cable car, trackless trolley, or other motor…
§ 243.35 (a) Except as provided in Section 243.3, when a battery is committed against any person on the property of, or in a motor vehicle of, a public transportation…
§ 243.4 (a) Any person who touches an intimate part of another person while that person is unlawfully restrained by the accused or an accomplice, and if the touching…
§ 243.5 (a) When a person commits an assault or battery on school property during hours when school activities are being conducted, a peace officer may, without a…
§ 243.6 When a battery is committed against a school employee engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or in retaliation for an act performed in the course of…
§ 243.65 (a) When a battery is committed against the person of a highway worker engaged in the performance of his or her duties and the person committing the offense…
§ 243.7 Any person who is a party to a civil or criminal action in which a jury has been selected to try the case and who, while the legal action is pending or after…
§ 243.8 (a) When a battery is committed against a sports official immediately prior to, during, or immediately following an interscholastic, intercollegiate, or any…
§ 243.83 (a) It is unlawful for any person attending a professional sporting event to do any of the following: (1) Throw any object on or across the court or field of…
§ 243.85 The owner of any professional sports facility shall post, visible from a majority of the seating in the stands at all times, at controlled entry areas, and at…
§ 243.9 (a) Every person confined in any local detention facility who commits a battery by gassing upon the person of any peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5…
§ 243.10 (a) Any person who commits a battery against a member of the United States Armed Forces because of the victim’s service in the United States Armed Forces shall…
§ 243.15 Every person confined in, sentenced to, or serving a sentence in, a city or county jail, industrial farm, or industrial road camp in this state, who commits a…
§ 244 Any person who willfully and maliciously places or throws, or causes to be placed or thrown, upon the person of another, any vitriol, corrosive acid, flammable…
§ 244.5 (a) As used in this section, “stun gun” means any item, except a less lethal weapon, as defined in Section 16780, used or intended to be used as either an…
§ 245 (a) (1) Any person who commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly weapon or instrument other than a firearm shall be punished by imprisonment…
§ 245.1 As used in Sections 148.2, 241, 243, 244.5, and 245, “fireman” or “firefighter” includes any person who is an officer, employee or member of a fire department…
§ 245.2 Every person who commits an assault with a deadly weapon or instrument or by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury upon the person of an…
§ 245.3 Every person who commits an assault with a deadly weapon or instrument or by any means likely to produce great bodily injury upon the person of a custodial…
§ 245.5 (a) Every person who commits an assault with a deadly weapon or instrument, other than a firearm, or by any means likely to produce great bodily injury upon…
§ 245.6 (a) It shall be unlawful to engage in hazing, as defined in this section. (b) “Hazing” means any method of initiation or preinitiation into a student…
§ 246 Any person who shall maliciously and willfully discharge a firearm at an inhabited dwelling house, occupied building, occupied motor vehicle, occupied…
§ 246.1 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), upon the conviction of any person found guilty of murder in the first or second degree, manslaughter, attempted…
§ 246.3 (a) Except as otherwise authorized by law, any person who willfully discharges a firearm in a grossly negligent manner which could result in injury or death to…
§ 247 (a) Any person who willfully and maliciously discharges a firearm at an unoccupied aircraft is guilty of a felony. (b) Any person who discharges a firearm at…
§ 247.5 Any person who willfully and maliciously discharges a laser at an aircraft, whether in motion or in flight, while occupied, is guilty of a violation of this…
§ 248 Any person who, with the intent to interfere with the operation of an aircraft, willfully shines a light or other bright device, of an intensity capable of…