California § 243.15. 243.15. (Added by renumbering Section 4131.5 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 499, Sec. 4.)

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§ 243.15. — 243.15. (Added by renumbering Section 4131.5 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 499, Sec. 4.)

California § 243.15.

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Part 1.TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

Ch. 9.CHAPTER 9. Assault and Battery

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 243.15. (2026).

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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 battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself or herself a person confined or sentenced therein, is guilty of a public offense and is subject to punishment by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail for not more than one year.

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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 battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself or herself a person confined or sentenced therein, is guilty of a public offense and is subject to punishment by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail for not more than one year.