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Cal. Penal Code § 241.3 (2026)

Assault and Battery

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(a)When an assault is committed against any person on the property of, or on a motor vehicle of, a public transportation provider, the offense shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(b)As used in this section, “public transportation provider” means a publicly or privately owned entity that operates, for the transportation of persons for hire, a bus, taxicab, streetcar, cable car, trackless trolley, or other motor vehicle, including a vehicle operated on stationary rails or on a track or rail suspended in air, or that operates a schoolbus.

(c)As used in this section, “on the property of” means the entire station where public transportation is available, including the parking lot reserved for the public who utilize the transportation system.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: People v. Mesce, 52 Cal. App. 4th 618 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997).
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People v. Mesce, 52 Cal. App. 4th 618 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “7), a public transit employee or passenger (Pen. Code, § 241.3), or on a school district peace officer (Pen.”
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