California · Penal Code

PEN §418: Every person using or procuring, encouraging or assisting another to use, any force or violence in entering upon or detaining any lands or other possessions of another, except in the cases and in the

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who uses, procures, encourages, or assists in using force or violence to enter or detain another's land or property—except as legally permitted—commits a misdemeanor.

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Every person using or procuring, encouraging or assisting another to use, any force or violence in entering upon or detaining any lands or other possessions of another, except in the cases and in the manner allowed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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