Every person who has been removed from any lands by process of law, or who has removed from any lands pursuant to the lawful adjudication or direction of any Court, tribunal, or officer, and who afterwards unlawfully returns to settle, reside upon, or take possession of such lands, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Penal Code § 419
OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Borges Massas v. Janer Landrón (1942)
Most recently applied in James M. Saathoff v. E. John Whelan Charles Hulbert (March 1996)
Enacted 1872.
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