California § 146. 146. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 350, Sec. 11.)

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§ 146. — 146. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 350, Sec. 11.)

California § 146.

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Part 1.TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

Ch. 7.CHAPTER 7. Other Offenses Against Public Justice

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 146. (2026).

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Every public officer, or person pretending to be a public officer, who, under the pretense or color of any process or other legal authority, does any of the following, without a regular process or other lawful authority, is guilty of a misdemeanor:

(a)Arrests any person or detains that person against his or her will.

(b)Seizes or levies upon any property.

(c)Dispossesses any one of any lands or tenements.

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Every public officer, or person pretending to be a public officer, who, under the pretense or color of any process or other legal authority, does any of the following, without a regular process or other lawful authority, is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(a)
Arrests any person or detains that person against his or her will.
(b)
Seizes or levies upon any property.
(c)
Dispossesses any one of any lands or
tenements.