Penal Code Definitions and Offenses

Penal Code Definitions and Offenses

Obstructing or Resisting an Executive Officer

  • VPC 148 (a)(1): Resisting an Officer

Violating Court Orders

  • VPC 166 (a)(4): Violation of Court Order

Crimes Against Persons

  • PC 187: Murder

    • Definition: The unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.

  • Manslaughter (PC 192): The unlawful killing of another human being without malice aforethought.

  • PC 207: Kidnapping

    • Definition: Forcing someone to move from one place to another against their will.

  • PC 211: Robbery

    • Definition: Taking personal property from another by force or fear.

  • PC 215: Carjacking

    • Definition: Taking a motor vehicle from a person by force or fear.

False Imprisonment

  • PC 236: False Imprisonment

    • Definition: Unlawfully restraining another person against their will.

Assault and Related Offenses

  • PC 240: Assault

    • Definition: An attempt to commit a violent injury on another person.

  • VPC 242: Battery

    • Definition: Any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon another person.

  • PC 243 (6): Battery on a Specified Person

    • Context: Enhanced penalties for battery against certain individuals such as police officers.

  • √ PC 243 (e)(1): Domestic Battery

    • Definition: Battery against a person with whom the offender has a prior relationship.

  • PC 243.4: Sexual Battery

    • Definition: Touching an intimate part of another for sexual arousal against their will.

  • JPC 245: Assault with a Deadly Weapon

  • PC 246: Shooting at Inhabited Dwelling

Sexual Offenses

  • PC 261: Rape

  • JPC 261.5: Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

    • Definition: Sexual intercourse under circumstances defined by law as unlawful.

  • VPC 273.5: Wilful Infliction of Corporal Injury

Indecency and Disorderly Conduct

  • PC 314: Indecent Exposure

    • Definition: Unlawfully exposing one's genitals in a public place.

  • PC 407: Unlawful Assembly

    • Definition: Gathering of two or more people for unlawful purposes.

  • PC 422: Criminal Threats

    • Definition: Threatening to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury.

Property Crimes

  • PC 451: Arson

    • Definition: Willfully and maliciously burning or exploding property.

  • PC 459: Burglary

    • Definition: Entering a building or structure with intent to commit theft or felony.

  • JPC 4595: Shoplifting

    • Definition: Theft of merchandise from a retail establishment.

  • √ PC 466: Possession of Burglary Tools

    • Definition: Having tools that can be used to commit burglary.