Penal Code PC 240 Assault Law

Penal Code – PEN

PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 – 680.4] ( Part 1 enacted 1872. )

TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187 – 248] ( Title 8 enacted 1872. )

CHAPTER 9. Assault and Battery [240 – 248] ( Chapter 9 enacted 1872. )

240.

An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another.

(Enacted 1872.)

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