Pen. Code, § 4501.5 · Chapter 1. Offenses by Prisoners
Pen. Code, § 4501.5
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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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 579.
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=4501.5.
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