149 PC
Current as of January 20, 2022 | Updated by California Business Lawyer & Corporate Lawyer
California Code, Penal Code – PEN § 149
§ 149. Assaults by officers under color of authority
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.