Penal Code section 212

The fear mentioned in Section 211 may be either:

1.The fear of an unlawful injury to the person or property of the person robbed, or of any relative of his or member of his family; or,

2.The fear of an immediate and unlawful injury to the person or property of anyone in the company of the person robbed at the time of the robbery.

Source: Section 212, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=212. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 212’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_212

Original Source: Section 212, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=212. (last accessed May 12, 2025).