Every public officer who, under color of authority, without lawful necessity, assaults or beats any person, is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. Penal Code § 149
Other Offenses Against Public Justice
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 255 - People v. Lewelling (2017)
Most recently applied in 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 522 - People v. Perry (June 2019)
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 263
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