California · Penal Code

PEN §243.25: When a battery is committed against the person of an elder or a dependent adult as defined in Section 368, with knowledge that he or she is an elder or a dependent adult, the offense shall be punishab

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Battery committed against an elder or dependent adult, knowing their status, is punishable by up to one year in county jail and/or a fine up to $2,000.

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When a battery is committed against the person of an elder or a dependent adult as defined in Section 368, with knowledge that he or she is an elder or a dependent adult, the offense shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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