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California Penal Code 4573.6 PC makes it a crime knowingly to possess controlled substances in prison, jail, or anywhere else inmates are in custody. Knowingly having drugs in a prison or jail is a felony, punishable by two, three, or four years in county jail. The full language of the statute reads: 4573.6. (a) Any …
NRS 201.354 is the Nevada law prohibiting the solicitation of prostitution, which is offering – or agreeing – to exchange money for sex acts. Solicitation is typically a misdemeanor offense in Nevada, carrying up to six months in jail and/or up to $1,000 in fines. But it is often possible to get the charge completely …
NRS 205.445 is the Nevada law that prohibits defrauding an innkeeper. In Las Vegas, this typically involves sneaking out of a hotel or restaurant without paying. Defrauding an innkeeper is a category D felony in Nevada if the value of the stolen services or goods is $1,200 or higher. This carries one to four years …
California Penal Code 396 PC prohibits price gouging by more than 10% after a state of emergency has been declared. Price gouging is a misdemeanor carrying up to one year in jail and/or up to $10,000 in fines. The entirety of the statute reads: 396. (a) The Legislature hereby finds that during a state of …
California Penal Code 148d PC makes it a crime to take a gun from a police officer’s person or immediate presence. People arrested for violating PC 148d can be prosecuted for a misdemeanor or a felony. The full text of the law is: 148d. (d) Except as provided in subdivision (c) and notwithstanding subdivision (a) …
California Penal Code 244.5 PC prohibits committing assault using a stun gun (or other less dangerous weapons). Prosecutors can press PC 244.5 charges as a misdemeanor or a felony. (Felony penalties are more severe if the victim was a police officer or firefighter.) The text of the statute is as follows: 244.5. (a) As used …
California Penal Code 29825 PC bans people from owning or possessing firearms in violation of a court order such as a restraining order or injunction. Violating PC 29825 can be prosecuted as a felony or a misdemeanor. The complete statute reads as follows: 29825. (a) A person who purchases or receives, or attempts to purchase …
California Penal Code 23900 PC illegalizes changing or removing a gun’s identifying information without written preapproval from the Department of Justice. Violating PC 23900 is charged as a felony, which carries a county jail sentence of 16 months, two years, or three years. The law’s text reads: 23900. Any person who changes, alters, removes, or …
California Penal Code 247(a) PC is the state law making it a crime to deliberately shoot a gun at an unoccupied airplane or helicopter. Violating PC 247(a) is a felony carrying 16 months, two years, or three years in prison. The statute reads as follows: 247(a). Any person who willfully and maliciously discharges a firearm …
California Penal Code 267 PC is the state law prohibiting abducting children under 18 for the purpose of prostitution. Violating PC 267 is a felony carrying up to three years in state prison, up to $2,000 in fines, and lifetime registration as a sex offender. The complete text of the code section reads as follows: …
California Penal Code 315 PC prohibits people from living in or maintaining a brothel for prostitution. This crime is prosecuted as a misdemeanor, carrying up to six months in jail and/or up to $1,000 in fines. The statute reads: 315. Every person who keeps a house of ill-fame in this state, resorted to for the …
California Unemployment Insurance Code 2101 UIC is the state statute that prohibits lying to influence the availability and amount of unemployment insurance benefits. Unemployment insurance fraud can be prosecuted as either a felony or a misdemeanor. This is sometimes also referred to as “EDD fraud.” The entire text of the law reads as follows: 2101. …
California Penal Code 186 PC is the first statute representing the “California Control of Profits of Organized Crime Act”, which outlaws criminal profiteering (also referred to as racketeering). The Act comprises nine statutes in all: Penal Codes 186 PC through 186.8 PC. The text of the code section reads: 186. This act may be cited …
California Penal Code 1203.4a PC allows defendants convicted of either infractions or misdemeanors without probation to petition the court to dismiss and expunge their case. Before the defendant can apply for a dismissal and expungement, a full year must have passed since the conviction. The entire text of the law reads: 1203.4a. (a) Every defendant …
California Penal Code 71 PC makes it a crime to threaten to inflict bodily injury or property damage upon public officers, public employees, or school officials or employees. Violating PC 71 can be prosecuted as a felony or a misdemeanor carrying incarceration and/or up to $10,000 in fines. The full text of the statute reads …
California Penal Code 222 PC prohibits administering drugs to another person for the purpose of then committing a felony crime. The district attorney treats PC 222 violations as felonies, punishable by a prison sentence of 16 months, two years, or three years. The entirety of the statute’s text is: 222. Every person guilty of administering …
California Penal Code 76 PC prohibits making death threats to public officials with the apparent ability to carry out the threat. A first-time offense of threatening public officials can be a felony or a misdemeanor carrying incarceration and/or up to $5,000 in fines. The full text of the statute reads as follows: 76. (a) Every …
California Penal Code 415.5. PC prohibits disturbing the peace on school and college campus grounds. Disturbing the peace at a school is prosecuted as a misdemeanor, carrying up to $1,000 in fines and/or up to six months in jail depending on the defendant’s criminal history. The text of the statute is: 415.5. (a) Any person …
California Penal Code 529.5 PC makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly possess, sell, make, or transfer fake government-issued driver’s licenses or IDs that a reasonable person would presume are real. Depending on the case, the punishment includes fines and/or up to one year in jail. The text of the law reads: 529.5. (a) Every person …
California Penal Code 16470 PC defines dirks and daggers as knives which can be used as stabbing weapons. It does not matter whether the dirk or dagger has a handguard or how long the blade is. The entire statute reads as follows: 16470. As used in this part, “dirk” or “dagger” means a knife or …
California Penal Code 243.6 PC makes it a misdemeanor to commit battery against school employees. If injuries result however, then battery on a school employee can be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony. The full language of the code section reads as follows: 243.6. When a battery is committed against a school employee engaged …
California Penal Code 653x PC prohibits contacting 911 for the purpose of harassing someone else. As a misdemeanor, misusing 911 with the intent to harass carries up to six months in jail and/or $1,000 in fines (plus any unnecessary emergency response costs). The full language of the statute reads as follows: 653x. (a) A person …
California Penal Code 555 prohibits trespassing on posted property. Trespass on posted property is a misdemeanor carrying up to six months in county jail and/or up to $1,000 in fines. The full text of the statute reads as follows: 555. It is unlawful to enter or remain upon any posted property without the written permission of …
California Penal Code 243.1 PC prohibits committing battery on a jail or prison guard. Battery on a custodial officer is a felony carrying 16 months, two years, or three years in county jail. The full language of the statute reads as follows: 243.1. When a battery is committed against the person of a custodial officer …
California Penal Code 4530 PC prohibits state prison inmates from attempting to escape. Escape from prison is a felony offense carrying up to three or six more years behind bars depending on whether the defendant used force or violence. The full language of the code section states that: 4530. (a) Every prisoner confined in a …