California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §1210: Every person dispossessed or ejected from any real property by the judgment or process of any court of competent jurisdiction, who, not having right so to do, reenters into or upon or takes possession
What this law says, in plain English
A person who illegally reenters real property after being evicted by court order, or helps another do so, commits contempt of court. The court must then restore possession to the rightful party.
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