Pen. Code, § 692 · Chapter 1. Of Lawful Resistance

Pen. Code, § 692

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Lawful resistance to the commission of a public offense may be made:

1. By the party about to be injured;

2. By other parties.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted 1872.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=692.
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