Penal Code Section 602

Every person other than a public officer or employee acting within the course and scope of his or her employment in performance of a duty imposed by law who enters or remains in any noncommercial dwelling house apartment or other residential place without consent of the owner his or her agent or the person in lawful possession thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Penal code section 602. This offense occurs when a defendant willfully enters the land of another without permission and the land is enclosed by a fence or has no trespassing signs posted. A person trespasses by entering or remaining on someone else s property without permission or a right to do so. Penal code 602 pc is the california statute that defines the crime of trespassing.

Ca penal code 602 3 2017 a a lodger who is subject to section 1946 5 of the civil code and who remains on the premises of an owner occupied dwelling unit after receipt of a notice terminating the hiring and expiration of the notice period provided in section 1946 5 of the civil code is guilty of an infraction and may pursuant to section 837 be arrested for the offense by the owner or in the event the owner is represented by a court appointed. The offense is a misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail and a fine of 1000 00. B carrying away any kind of wood or timber lying on those lands.

California penal code section 602 makes it a crime for an individual to enter or remain on another person s property without the property owner s express permission. Findlaw codes are provided courtesy of thomson reuters westlaw the industry leading online legal research system. Trespassing under california penal code section 602 8 pc is an infraction that is punishable by a fine.

California penal code section 602 1 ca penal code 602 1 2017. A cutting down destroying or injuring any kind of wood or timber standing or growing upon the lands of another. California penal code section 602 3.

California penal code section 602 6 california attorney resources california laws. A a lodger who is subject to section 1946 5 of the civil code and who remains on the premises of an owner occupied dwelling unit after receipt of a notice terminating the hiring and expiration of the notice period provided in section 1946 5 of the civil code is guilty of an infraction and may pursuant to section 837 be arrested for the offense by the owner or in the event the owner is represented by a court appointed conservator executor or administrator by the owner s. If a defendant unlawfully enters the property of another or remains on it he can be charged with a misdemeanor that carries a maximum jail sentence of up to six months as well as a fine of up to 1000.