California § 1768.8. 1768.8. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 165, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 1768.8. — 1768.8. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 165, Sec. 1.)

California § 1768.8.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code WICWelfare and Institutions Code - WIC

Div. 2.5.DIVISION 2.5. YOUTHS

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. The Youth Authority

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Powers and Duties of Youth Authority

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Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC Code § 1768.8. (2026).

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(a)An assault or battery by any person confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Youth Authority upon the person of any individual who is not confined therein shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both a fine and imprisonment.

(b)An assault by any person confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Youth Authority upon the person of any individual who is not confined therein, with a deadly weapon or instrument, or by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or six years.

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(a)
An assault or battery by any person confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Youth Authority upon the person of any individual who is not confined therein shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
(b)
An assault by any person confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Youth Authority upon the person of any individual who is not confined therein, with a deadly weapon or instrument, or by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or six years.