California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4535

Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1139.

Every person who carries or sends into a prison or jail anything useful to aid a prisoner or inmate in making his escape, with intent thereby to facilitate the escape of any prisoner or inmate confined therein, is guilty of a felony.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 4535 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-5-offenses-relating-to-prisons-and-prisoners/chapter-2-escapes-and-rescues/article-1-escapes/section-4535

Other sections in Article 1 - Escapes

§ 4530§ 4532§ 4533§ 4534§ 4535§ 4536§ 4536.5§ 4537

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