Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 693 — Of Lawful Resistance
Cal. Penal Code § 693
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured:
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 693 — Of Lawful Resistance is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured:
1. To prevent an offense against his person, or his family, or some member thereof.
2. To prevent an illegal attempt by force to take or injure property in his lawful possession.