California Law Library

The code, verbatim. Plus what your report has to prove.

Every section below is pulled straight from the official California codebook and re-verified monthly. Alongside the statute you get the elements a report has to document and the defects that most often get a case kicked back.

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20 sections
Penal Code § 148

Resisting, Delaying, or Obstructing a Peace Officer

Makes it a misdemeanor to willfully resist, delay, or obstruct a peace officer who is lawfully performing their duties.

Penal Code § 211

Robbery

Defines robbery as taking property from another's person or immediate presence, against their will, by force or fear.

Penal Code § 240

Assault

Defines assault as an unlawful attempt, with present ability, to commit a violent injury on another person.

Penal Code § 242

Battery

Defines battery as any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon another person.

Penal Code § 243

Battery with Injury or on a Protected Person

Sets the punishment for battery, with elevated penalties when the victim suffers injury or is a peace officer, EMT, or other protected person.

Penal Code § 245

Assault with a Deadly Weapon or Force Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury

Covers assault committed with a deadly weapon or by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury.

Penal Code § 273.5

Corporal Injury on a Spouse, Cohabitant, or Dating Partner

Makes it a felony to willfully inflict corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition on a current or former intimate partner.

Penal Code § 422

Criminal Threats

Makes it a crime to willfully threaten a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury, causing sustained fear.

Penal Code § 459

Burglary

Defines burglary as entering a structure or locked vehicle with intent to commit theft or any felony.

Penal Code § 484

Petty Theft

Defines theft as feloniously taking the personal property of another with intent to deprive them of it.

Penal Code § 487

Grand Theft

Elevates theft to grand theft when the value exceeds the statutory threshold or the property falls into a listed category.

Penal Code § 647

Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication

Covers a range of disorderly conduct offenses, including being under the influence in public and unable to care for oneself.

Penal Code § 836

Peace Officer Arrest Authority

Sets out when a peace officer may make an arrest with or without a warrant, including the probable cause standard.

Vehicle Code § 23152

Driving Under the Influence

Makes it unlawful to drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or more.

Vehicle Code § 23103

Reckless Driving

Makes it unlawful to drive a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.

Vehicle Code § 2800.2

Reckless Evading a Peace Officer

Elevates fleeing a pursuing peace officer to a felony when the driving shows willful or wanton disregard for safety.

Vehicle Code § 14601.1

Driving While License Suspended or Revoked

Makes it unlawful to drive when the driving privilege is suspended or revoked and the driver has knowledge of that suspension.

Health & Safety Code § 11350

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Makes unlawful possession of specified controlled substances a criminal offense.

Health & Safety Code § 11377

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Schedule III-V)

Covers unlawful possession of methamphetamine and other specified controlled substances.

Health & Safety Code § 11378

Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sale

Makes it a felony to possess specified controlled substances with the intent to sell them.

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