California Statutes

§ 4501.5. — 4501.5. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 579.)

California § 4501.5.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code PENPenal Code - PEN
Title5.
Part 3.TITLE 5. OFFENSES RELATING TO PRISONS AND PRISONERS
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Offenses by Prisoners

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 4501.5. (2026).

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Every person confined in a state prison of this state who commits a battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself a person confined therein shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for two, three, or four years, to be served consecutively.

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Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 579.

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