California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4501.5

Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 579.

Every person confined in a state prison of this state who commits a battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself a person confined therein shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for two, three, or four years, to be served consecutively.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 4501.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-5-offenses-relating-to-prisons-and-prisoners/chapter-1-offenses-by-prisoners/section-4501.5

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Offenses by Prisoners

§ 4500§ 4501§ 4501.1§ 4501.5§ 4502§ 4503§ 4504

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