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What's Known As (PC 242) / Battery In Riverside Or Orange County?

Posted in Assault FAQ'S on February 3, 2015

PC 242 is commonly known as Battery in California.

To prove that a defendant is guilty of PC 242 the prosecutor must prove two things:

(1) That the defendant willfully and unlawfully touched a person in a harmful or offensive manner, and;
(2) The defendant did not act in self-defense or someone else.

The slightest touching can be enough to commit a battery if it is done in a rude or angry way.

Making contact with another person, including through his or her clothing is enough.
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The touching does not have to cause pain or injury of any kind.

The touching can also be done indirectly by causing an object to touch the person.

If you or a family member has been seized for (PC 242) / Battery , call me at (951) 667-5293 if you live in Riverside County or (714) 758-5293 in Orange County.