Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 1768.8 — Powers and Duties of Youth Authority
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 1768.8
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1994-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) An assault or battery by any person confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Youth Authority upon the person of any individual who is not confined therein shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in the…
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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 1768.8 — Powers and Duties of Youth Authority is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) An assault or battery by any person confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Youth Authority upon the person of any individual who is not confined therein shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
(b) An assault by any person confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Youth Authority upon the person of any individual who is not confined therein, with a deadly weapon or instrument, or by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or six years.