California · Penal Code

PEN §102: Every person who willfully injures or destroys, or takes or attempts to take, or assists any person in taking or attempting to take, from the custody of any officer or person, any personal property wh

Misdemeanor

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A person who willfully injures, destroys, or takes property that an officer or person holds under legal process, or assists someone in doing so, commits a misdemeanor.

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Every person who willfully injures or destroys, or takes or attempts to take, or assists any person in taking or attempting to take, from the custody of any officer or person, any personal property which such officer or person has in charge under any process of law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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