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§ 147. — 147. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 240.)

California·Code PEN Penal Code - PEN·Title 7.·Part 1. TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE·Ch. 7. CHAPTER 7. Other Offenses Against Public Justice
Every officer who is guilty of willful inhumanity or oppression toward any prisoner under his care or in his custody, is punishable by fine not exceeding four thousand dollars ($4,000), and by removal from office.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 240. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.

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§ 147.
147. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 240.)
§ 1471.
1471. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 427.)
§ 1473.
1473. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 784, Sec. 3.5.)
§ 1473.1.
1473.1. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 29.)
§ 1473.5.
1473.5. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 803, Sec. 1.)
§ 1473.6.
1473.6. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1105, Sec. 3.)
§ 1473.7.
1473.7. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 784, Sec. 4.5.)
§ 1474.
1474. (Enacted 1872.)
§ 1475.
1475. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 274, Sec. 1.)
§ 1476.
1476. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1021.)
§ 1477.
1477. (Enacted 1872.)
§ 1478.
1478. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 479.)
§ 1479.
1479. (Enacted 1872.)
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