California · Penal Code

PEN §32: Every person who, after a felony has been committed, harbors, conceals or aids a principal in such felony, with the intent that said principal may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction or pun

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What this law says, in plain English

A person who harbors, conceals, or aids someone who committed a felony—intending to help them escape arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment—is an accessory to that felony.

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Every person who, after a felony has been committed, harbors, conceals or aids a principal in such felony, with the intent that said principal may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction or punishment, having knowledge that said principal has committed such felony or has been charged with such felony or convicted thereof, is an accessory to such felony.

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