California Penal Code

§ 602.11

PEN § 602.11 Effective Jan 1, 1993Title 14 · Part 1

Statute text

(a)Any person, alone or in concert with others, who intentionally prevents an individual from entering or exiting a health care facility, place of worship, or school by physically detaining the individual or physically obstructing the individual’s passage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail, or a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), or both, for the first offense; imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five days and a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the second offense; and imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days and a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a third or subsequent offense. However, the court may order the defendant to perform community service, in lieu of any fine or any imprisonment imposed under this section, if it determines that paying the fine would result in undue hardship to the defendant or his or her dependents.

(b)As used in subdivision (a), the following terms have the following meanings:

(1)“Physically” does not include speech.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 935, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.