Comprehensive Guide to California Criminal Laws A-to-Z
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A
- Abandoning an Appliance Without Removing its Door
- Abducting a Minor for Prostitution
- Abortion laws in California
- Accessory After the Fact
- Accessory Before the Fact
- Accessory to Murder
- Administering Drugs to Commit Felony
- Aggravated Arson
- Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated Kidnapping
- Aggravated Mayhem
- Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
- Aggravated Trespass
- Aggravated Felony Trespass
- Aiding & Abetting
- Aiding a Suicide
- Air Gauge Knives
- Air Pollution Crimes
- Alcoholic Beverages at a Public Education Facility
- Alcohol Sales After Permitted Hours
- Altering a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
- Ammunition Possession by a Person Prohibited
- Animal Abuse
- Annoying or Molesting a Child under 18
- Annoying Phone Calls
- Appropriation or Theft of Lost Property
- Arbuckle Waiver
- Armor-Piercing Ammunition
- Arson
- Asbestos Work Without Certification
- Assault
- Assault by Means Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury
- Assault on a Police Officer
- Assault on a School Employee
- Assault with Caustic Chemicals
- Assault with a Deadly Weapon
- Assault with a Firearm
- Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony
- Assault with a Stun Gun
- Attack Dogs (Owning)
- Attempted Crimes
- Attempted Murder
- Attempted Vehicular Manslaughter
- Auto Burglary
- Auto Theft with a Prior
- Automotive Property Theft for Resale
B
- Bad Checks
- Ballistic Knives
- Baton (Possession of)
- Battery
- Battery on a Custodial Officer
- Battery on a Peace Officer
- Battery on a School Employee
- Battery with Serious Bodily Injury
- Belt Buckle Knives (Possession of)
- Blackmail
- Boating Under the Influence
- Bookmaking/Pool-Selling/Wagering
- Brandishing an Imitation Firearm
- Brandishing a Weapon or Firearm
- Brass Knuckles
- Breaking and Entering
- Bribery
- Bribery of Legislators or Elected Officials
- Bribery by Legislators or Elected Officials
- Bribery of County Supervisors or Public Corporations
- Bribery of Executive Officers or Public Employees
- Bribery by Executive Officers or Public Employees
- Bribery of Judges or Jurors
- Bribes Taken by Judges or Jurors
- Bribery of Witnesses
- Bribery – Witness Taking a Bribe
- Commercial Bribery
- Bringing Alcohol into a Jail or Prison
- Bringing Contraband into a Jail or Prison
- Bringing Drugs into a Jail or Prison
- Bullets Containing an Explosive Agent
- Bump Stocks
- Burglary
- Burglary Tools
- Burglary of a Safe or Vault / Burglary with Explosives
- Buying or Possessing Vehicles with Altered VIN Numbers
C
- California Invasion of Privacy Act
- Cane Swords
- Car Seat Law in California
- Carjacking
- Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm
- Castle Doctrine
- CDCR Form 115 Discipline
- Certificate of Rehabilitation
- Changing a Gun’s Identifying Information
- Child Abduction / Child Stealing
- Child Abuse
- Child Endangerment
- Child Molestation
- Child Neglect (Failure to Provide Care)
- Child Pornography
- Child Human Trafficking
- Chop Shop (Operating or Owning)
- Citizen’s Arrests
- Civil Compromise
- CLETS
- Cockfighting
- Commercial Vehicle Failure to Comply with CHP Rules
- Communication with an Inmate
- Compounding a Crime
- Concealing an Accidental Death
- Concealing Drugs in a False Compartment
- Conspiracy
- Conspiracy to Commit Murder
- Contacting a Minor to Commit a Felony
- Contempt of Court
- Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
- Contracting Without a License
- Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
- Corporal Injury
- Counterfeit ID Cards
- Counterfeit Items – Possession of
- Counterfeit Money (Possession of)
- Counterfeit Prescription Blanks
- Counterfeiting Credit Cards
- Creating or Maintaining a Public Nuisance
- Credit Card Theft
- Criminal Negligence
- Criminal Profiteering
- Criminal Storage of a Firearm
- Criminal Threats
- Cruz Waiver
- Cyberstalking
- Cycling Under the Influence
D
- Damaging Communication Device With Intent to Prevent Help
- Damaging Jail or Prison Property
- Damaging Phone, Electrical or Utility Lines
- Damaging Railroad Tracks
- Deceptive Identification Documents
- Defacing a Tear Gas Weapon
- Deferred Entry of Judgment
- Defrauding an Innkeeper
- Deprivation of Child Custody or Right to Visitation
- Destroy Arrest Records
- Destructive Devices
- Destroying or Concealing Evidence
- Difference Between Attorney and Lawyer
- Dirk and dagger
- Dirk or dagger – conceal carry
- Disability Placard Forgery
- Disability Placard Misuse
- Disobeying a Police Officer
- Disobeying Traffic Signs and Signals
- Disorderly Conduct
- Dissuading a Witness or Victim
- Disturbing a Meeting
- Disturbing a Religious Meeting
- Disturbing the Peace
- Disturbing the Peace at Schools
- DMV Investigations
- Dogfighting
- Domestic Violence
- Battery on a spouse/mate – PC 243(e)(1)
- Child Endangerment – PC 273(a)
- Corporal Injury on a Child – PC 273d
- Corporal Injury on a Spouse/Mate – PC 273.5
- Drinking Alcohol in a Motor Vehicle
- (Drive-by) Shooting from a Motor Vehicle
- Driving on a Suspended License
- Driving on a Suspended License After a DUI
- Driving on a Suspended License Because of Chemical Test Refusal
- Driving on a Suspended License Causing Injury
- Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road
- Driving Too Slowly, Not on the Right
- Driving Without a License
- Drug Crimes
- Benzodiazepines
- Cocaine
- Codeine
- Doctor Shopping
- DUI of Drugs
- Ecstasy
- GHB
- Heroin
- Hydrocodone
- Ketamine
- Manufacturing Drugs / Narcotics / Controlled Substances
- Methamphetamine (Possession)
- Methamphetamine (Possession for Sale)
- Methamphetamine (Sale or Transportation)
- Meth Labs
- Paraphernalia
- PCP
- Possession
- Possession of a Controlled Substance While Armed
- Possession of Drugs Without a Prescription
- Possession for Sales
- Prescribing a Controlled Substance Without Treatment
- Sales/Transportation
- Sales of Imitation Controlled Substances
- Sales of Synthetic Drugs
- Under the Influence of Drugs
- Vicodin
- Drug Diversion (Penal Code 1000)
- Drunk in Public / Public Intoxication
- DUI
- First Time DUI
- Second Time DUI
- Third Time DUI
- Driving While Addicted to a Drug
- Underage DUI with a BAC of 0.05 or Above
- Underage DUI (Zero Tolerance Law)
- DUI by Ride-Sharing Driver
- DUI of Drugs
- Duplication of Key to State Building
E
- Eavesdropping
- Elder Abuse
- Embezzlement
- Embezzlement by a Public Officer
- Employment Law A to Z
- Employment of minor in sale or distribution of obscene matter or production of pornography
- Escape from Custody
- Escape from State Prison
- Evading a Peace Officer
- Evading an Officer Causing Injury or Death
- Felony Reckless Evading
- Evading by Driving in Opposite Direction of Traffic
- Evidence Planting or Tampering
- Excessive Prescribing of Drugs
- Explosives (Making, Possessing or Transporting)
- Expungements
- Benefits of an Expungement
- DUI Expungements
- Early Termination of Probation
- Governor’s Pardons
- Reduce a Felony to a Misdemeanor
- Seal Juvenile Records
- Destroy Arrest Records
- Certificates of Rehabilitation
- Expungement of Infractions and Non-probation Misdemeanors
- Extortion
- Extortion by a Fake Court Order
- Extortion by Posing as a Kidnapper
- Extortion by Threatening Letter
- Extortion of a Signature
F
- Failing to Control a Dangerous Animal
- Failure to Appear in Court
- Failure to Appear after Written Promise to Appear
- Failure to Appear on an Infraction
- Failure to Appear on a Traffic Ticket (Vehicle Code 40508)
- Failure to Disperse at a Public Disturbance
- Failure to Disperse at a Riot
- Failure to Present a Driver’s License
- Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
- Failure to Report by a Pawnbroker
- Failure to Stop and Submit to Inspection
- Failure to Supervise a Child’s School Attendance
- Fake Court Orders
- Fake Government-issued IDs – possessing, making, selling
- Fake IDs
- Fake ID (Possession by a Minor)
- False Advertising
- False Imprisonment
- False Imprisonment (Penalties)
- False Imprisonment of a Hostage to Avoid Arrest
- False Information to a Peace Officer
- False Personation
- False Pretenses
- False Pricing of a Commodity
- False Reports of Vehicle Theft
- False Representation of Identity to a Police Officer
- False Statements to the DMV or CHP
- False Statements to Obtain a Drug
- Falsely Reporting a Crime or Criminal Matter
- Falsely Reporting a Fire (or Triggering a False Fire Alarm)
- Falsely Reporting an Emergency
- Faretta Motion and Hearing
- Federal Crimes
- Felon with a Firearm
- Felony Speeding
- Firearm Offenses
- 10-20-Life
- Assault Weapons
- Assault Weapon Possession
- BB Gun Laws
- Brandishing a Weapon or Firearm
- Brandishing and Causing Serious Bodily Injury
- California’s Gun-Free School Zone Act
- Cane Guns
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm
- Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- Felon with a Firearm
- Gun Storage Laws
- How to Get a CCW Permit
- Imitation Firearms
- Large Capacity Magazines
- Manufacture, Sale or Possession of Dangerous Weapons
- Moving to California with Guns
- Open Carry Laws
- Possession by Juvenile Ward
- Possession of a .50 BMG Rifle
- Possession of Firearm in Violation of Court Order
- Relinquishment of Firearms by Convicted Persons
- Personal Use of a Firearm – Sentencing Enhancement
- Short-Barreled Rifles & Shotguns
- Transferring Firearms Between Family Members in California
- Unlicensed Sale of Firearms in California
- Fireworks Laws
- Forcible Acts of Sexual Penetration with a Foreign Object
- Forgery
- Forging Credit Card Information
- Forging or Altering a Prescription
- Forging a Prescription for a Narcotic Drug
- Franklin Hearing
- Fraud
- Asset Forfeiture
- Auto Insurance Fraud
- Auto Insurance Fraud – False Claim of Damage or Theft
- Check Fraud
- Contractor’s License Fraud
- Credit Card Fraud
- Elder Abuse
- False Impersonation
- Fraudulent Conveyance
- Fraudulent Conveyance by a Judgment Debtor
- Fraudulent Conveyance (Participating in)
- Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card
- Fraudulent Vehicle Registration Stickers
- Gambling Fraud
- Health Care Fraud
- Identity Theft
- Internet Fraud
- Mail Fraud
- Medi-Cal Fraud
- Phantom Help
- Prescription Fraud
- Real Estate & Mortgage Fraud
- Securities Fraud
- Senior Fraud
- Telemarketing Fraud
- Unemployment Insurance Fraud (UIC 2101)
- Welfare Fraud
- Wire Fraud
- Workers Compensation Fraud
- Furnishing Dangerous Fireworks to Minors
- Furnishing or Selling Alcohol to Minors
G
- Gaming
- Gang Enhancements
- Good Samaritan Law
- Grand Theft
- Grand Theft Auto
- Grand Theft Auto Definition
- Grand Theft of a Firearm
- Grand Theft Person
- Great Bodily Injury
- Gross Vehicular Manslaughter
H
- Habitual Sexual Offenders
- Habitual Traffic Offenders
- Handicapped Placard Misuse
- Hate Crimes
- Hazing
- Hit & Run
- Misdemeanor Hit & Run (Property Damage)
- Felony Hit & Run (Injuries to others)
- Homicide Laws
- Human Trafficking
I
- Ignition Interlock Device Violations
- Immigration Laws A to Z
- Imperfect self-defense (Flannel)
- Impersonating a Peace Officer
- Incest
- Inciting a Riot
- Indecent Exposure
- Intentional Transmission of HIV or AIDS
- Interfering with a Traffic Control Device
- Internal Affairs Investigation
- Internet Copyright Infringement
- Invasion of Privacy
- Involuntary Manslaughter
J
- Jaywalking
- Juvenile Crimes
K
- Keeping a Brothel
- Kidnapping
- Kidnapping a Child Under 14
- Kidnapping During the Commission of a Carjacking
- Kidnapping for Ransom or to Commit Another Crime
- Knife Laws
L
- Lane Straddling
- Large Capacity Magazines
- Laser Scope (Aiming or Pointing)
- Leaving an Animal Unattended in a Vehicle
- Lewd Acts by a Caretaker on a Dependent Person
- Lewd Acts with a Minor
- Arranging a Meeting with a Minor for Lewd Purposes
- Lewd Acts with a Minor Inflicting Bodily Harm
- Lewd Acts with a Child – Force or Fear
- Lewd Conduct in Public
- Lewdness or Intoxication in the Presence of a Child
- Lipstick Case Knives
- Loitering
- Loitering at a School
- Loitering with Intent to Commit Prostitution
- Loitering to Solicit the Purchase of Alcohol
- Looting
- Lying in wait (murder)
M
- Mail Theft
- Maintaining a Public Nuisance After Abatement Notice
- Malicious Mischief to a Vehicle
- Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Child Neglect
- Manufacture or Sale of Counterfeit Marks
- Mayhem
- Marijuana
- Concentrated Cannabis
- Cultivation
- DUI Marijuana in California
- Marijuana on School Grounds
- Medical Marijuana
- Medical Marijuana Card
- Possession
- Possession for Sale
- Possession While Driving
- Primary Caregivers
- Sale
- Selling or Giving Marijuana to a Minor
- Mental Health Diversion
- Methamphetamine Laws
- Military Diversion
- Minor in Possession of Alcohol
- Misappropriation of Public Funds
- Misdemeanor Manslaughter
- Misdemeanor Penalties
- Mislabeling of Food
- Misrepresentation of Charges
- Misusing 911
- Misusing 911 with harass
- Money Laundering
- Money Laundering in Drug Cases
- Murder
- Attempted Murder
- DUI Murder
- Involuntary Manslaughter
- Voluntary Manslaughter
N
- Negligent Discharge of a Firearm
- Negligent Homicide
- Negligent Homicide Sentence
- Nursing Home Abuse
O
- Obstructing a Public Business Establishment
- Obstruction of Justice
- Offering False Evidence
- Open Container Laws
- Operating a Drug House
- Oral Copulation by Force or Fear
- Oral Copulation of a Minor
- Organized Retail Theft
- Overweight Vehicles
P
- Pandering
- Panhandling
- Pardons (by the Governor)
- Pedestrians Outside Crosswalks
- Peeking while Loitering / Unlawful Peeking
- “Peeping Tom” Laws
- Perjury
- Permitting a Minor in a Place Where Alcohol is Consumed
- Personal Injury
- Pet Insurance Fraud
- Petit Treason Abolished
- Petitions for Resentencing SC 1437
- Petty Theft
- Petty Theft Defined
- Petty Theft with a Prior
- Picketing Outside a Courthouse
- Pimping
- Pointing a Laser at an Aircraft
- Poisoning Animals
- Poisoning Food, Medicine or Water
- Police Officers Issuing False Reports
- Polygraph Law
- Possession of Explosives With Intent to Injure
- Possession of Alcohol in a Vehicle by a Person under 21
- Possession of Controlled Substances in Prison or Jail
- Possession of a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Assault
- Possession of Destructive Device Materials
- Possession of Destructive Device with Malicious or Reckless Intent
- Possession of Materials for Manufacturing Controlled Substances
- Possession of a Weapon at an Airport
- Possession of / Under the Influence of Nitrous Oxide
- Prefile Investigations
- Posting Harmful Information on the Internet
- Preparing False Evidence
- Prescribing Controlled Substances to an Addict
- Presence During Unlawful Controlled Substance Use
- Preventive Detention Hearings
- Price Gouging
- Probation
- Probation Violation Hearings
- Production, Distribution, or Exhibition of Obscene Matter
- Property Crime Enhancements
- Prostitution
- Providing Alcohol to Minor with Vehicle Accident
- Prowling
- Publishing Credit Card, Access Card
Q
- Quarantine Orders (Violation of)
- Queen for a Day
R
- Rape
- Oral Copulation by Force
- Rape in Concert (Gang Rape)
- Sexual Battery
- Spousal Rape
- Statutory Rape
- Receiving Stolen Property
- Receiving Stolen Vehicle
- Reckless Burning
- Reckless Driving
- Reckless Driving Causing Injury
- Reckless Driving Causing Specific Serious Injury
- Red Flag Law
- Relinquishing a Motor Vehicle to a Minor
- Rescuing a Prisoner
- Resisting an Executive Officer (PC 69)
- Resisting Arrest
- Restricted License Violations
- Retailer Credit Card Fraud
- Road Rage
- Revenge Porn/Nonconsensual Pornography
- Right-Hand Lane Violations
- Robbery
- Romeo and Juliet Law in California
- Rioting
S
- Second-Degree Murder
- Selling a False Quantity
- Service Dog Fraud
- Sex with an Inmate
- Sexting Laws
- Sexual Acts with a Child Under 10
- Sexual Battery
- Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
- Shining Light at Aircraft to Interfere with Operations
- Shobi-Zue Knives
- Shooting at an Inhabited Dwelling or Occupied Car
- Shooting at an Unoccupied Aircraft
- Shooting at an Unoccupied Vehicle, Building or Dwelling
- Shoplifting
- Shurikens
- Sightseeing at the Scene of an Emergency
- Silencer (Possession of)
- Sodomy
- Solicitation for Prostitution
- Solicitation of a Minor
- Soliciting Laws in California
- Soliciting the Sale of Alcohol
- Soliciting Someone to Commit a Crime
- Speeding more than 55 mph on 2 lane undivided highways
- Squatting
- Stalking
- Statutory Rape
- STD Laws
- Street Racing
- Stun Gun Laws
- Supervising or Aiding a Prostitute
- Switchblades
- Switchblade Defintion
- Synthetic Cannabis
- Synthetic Stimulants
T
- Taking an Officer’s Firearm
- Tampering with a Motor Vehicle
- Tampering with the Vehicle of a Disabled Person
- Tattooing a Minor
- Tear Gas (Unlawful Use of)
- Theft
- Grand Theft
- Petty Theft
- Petty Theft with a Prior
- Threatening Public Officials
- Threatening Public Officers/Employees and School Officers/Employees
- Three Strikes Law
- Throwing Objects at a Motor Vehicle
- Torture
- Trade Secret Theft
- Train Robbery
- Train Wrecking
- Transportation of a Controlled Substance
- Treason
- Trespassing
- Trespassing on Posted Property
- Truancy Laws
U
- Unauthorized Access to a Computer
- Unauthorized Entry into a Closed Emergency Area
- Unauthorized Practice of Law
- Unauthorized Practice of Medicine
- Unlawful Assembly
- Unlawful Bringing of Firearms in Jail/Prison
- Unlawful Deprivation of a Retail Business Opportunity
- Unlawful Entry of a Vehicle
- Unlawful Referral to an Auto Repair Dealer
- Unlawful Tethering of a Dog
- Unlawful Taking of a Bike or Vessel
- Unlawful Taking of a Vehicle
- Unlawful Use of a Drivers License
V
- Vandalism
- Vandalism of a place of worship
- Vehicle Identification Numbers (Altering, Changing or Destroying)
- Vehicle Identification Number (Illegal Possession or Sale of)
- Vehicle Registration Fraud
- Vehicular Manslaughter
- Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated
- Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated
- Veterans Court
- Veterans With PTSD (criminal defense of)
- Violating a Restraining Order
- Violent Offenses
- Voluntary Manslaughter
W
- Wallet Guns
- Warrants
- Waste Dumping
- Weapons in Penal Institution
- Weapons in Public Buildings and Meetings
- Weapons in Public Transit Facilities
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Weapons on School Grounds
- Wearing a Mask or Disguise to Evade Police
- White Collar Crimes Sentencing Enhancement
- Willful Exposure to Infectious Disease
- Window Tinting
- Wiretapping
- Workplace Harassment
- Writing Pen Knives
- Writ of Coram Nobis
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