Pen. Code, § 245.1 · Chapter 9. Assault and Battery
Pen. Code, § 245.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
As used in Sections 148.2, 241, 243, 244.5, and 245, “fireman” or “firefighter” includes any person who is an officer, employee or member of a fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency of the federal government, the State of California, a city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state, whether this person is a volunteer or partly paid or fully paid.
As used in Section 148.2, “emergency rescue personnel” means any person who is an officer, employee or member of a fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency of the federal government, the State of California, a city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state, whether this person is a volunteer or partly paid or fully paid, while he or she is actually engaged in the on-the-site rescue of persons or property during an emergency as defined by subdivision (c) of Section 148.3.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 936, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1998.
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Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 148.2Printed as Section 148.2 | Sections 148.2, 241, 243, 244.5, and 245
- Pen. Code, § 148.3Printed as Section 148.3
- Pen. Code, § 241Printed as Sections 148.2, 241, 243, 244.5, and 245
- Pen. Code, § 243Printed as Sections 148.2, 241, 243, 244.5, and 245
- Pen. Code, § 244.5Printed as Sections 148.2, 241, 243, 244.5, and 245
- Pen. Code, § 245Printed as Sections 148.2, 241, 243, 244.5, and 245
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