Penal Code section 102

Every person who willfully injures or destroys, or takes or attempts to take, or assists any person in taking or attempting to take, from the custody of any officer or person, any personal property which such officer or person has in charge under any process of law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 102, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=102. (accessed Jun. 26, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_102

Original Source: Section 102, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=102. (last accessed May 12, 2025).