California · Penal Code
PEN §694: Any other person, in aid or defense of the person about to be injured, may make resistance sufficient to prevent the offense.
Civil
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This statute permits any person to use reasonable resistance to help prevent injury to another person being attacked or threatened.
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Any other person, in aid or defense of the person about to be injured, may make resistance sufficient to prevent the offense.
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