California · Penal Code

PEN §4501.5: Every person confined in a state prison of this state who commits a battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself a person confined therein shall be guilty of a felony and shall be impr

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A state prison inmate who commits battery against a non-inmate is guilty of a felony punishable by 2–4 years in state prison, served consecutively.

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Every person confined in a state prison of this state who commits a battery upon the person of any individual who is not himself a person confined therein shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for two, three, or four years, to be served consecutively.

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