Criminal Offense Laws
273d PC Explained: Cruel Corporal Punishment of a Child
Penal Code 273d explained: cruel corporal punishment or traumatic injury to a child, CALCRIM 822, penalties, the 4-year prior enhancement, probation.
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Criminal Offense Laws
273a PC Explained: California Child Abuse and Endangerment
Penal Code 273a explained: 273a(a) and 273a(b), what CALCRIM 821 and 823 require, the penalty ranges, and the mandatory probation conditions in 273a(c).
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Criminal Offense Laws
417 PC Explained: Brandishing a Weapon in California
Penal Code 417 explained: brandishing a deadly weapon or firearm, 417(a)(1) and (a)(2), day care and peace officer versions, CALCRIM 983, and penalties.
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Criminal Offense Laws
415 PC Explained: California Disturbing the Peace Law
Penal Code 415 explained: fighting, loud noise, and offensive words, CALCRIM 2688 to 2690, the 90-day and $400 penalty, and the infraction option.
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Criminal Offense Laws
647(f) PC Explained: Public Intoxication in California
Penal Code 647(f) explained: being under the influence in public, CALCRIM 2966, civil protective custody under 647(g), the penalty, and 647(a) to (l).
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Criminal Offense Laws
California Penal Code 602 Explained: Trespassing Law
California Penal Code 602 explained: the trespass acts it lists, what 602(k) and 602(m) require, the misdemeanor penalty, and the (u), (v), (x) exceptions.
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Criminal Offense Laws
646.9 PC Explained: California Stalking Law
What California Penal Code 646.9 (stalking) says, how it defines credible threat and harassment, CALCRIM 1301, and penalties with or without a court order.
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Criminal Offense Laws
530.5(a) Penal Code Explained: California Identity Theft
What California Penal Code 530.5 (identity theft) says, what counts as personal identifying information, CALCRIM 2040, and the penalties by subdivision.
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Criminal Offense Laws
PC 487 Explained: California Grand Theft Law
What California Penal Code 487 (grand theft) says, the $950 line and Prop 47's section 490.2, CALCRIM 1800 and 1801, and the section 489 penalties.
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Criminal Offense Laws
288 PC Explained: California Lewd Acts With a Child Law
What California Penal Code 288 says, the elements in CALCRIM 1110, the prison terms for 288(a), (b), and (c), and the registration and probation rules.
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Criminal Offense Laws
PC 148 Explained: Resisting or Obstructing an Officer
What California Penal Code 148 says about resisting, delaying, or obstructing an officer, the recording rule in 148(g), CALCRIM 2656, and the penalties.
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Easement Laws
Delaware Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Delaware prescriptive easements take 20 years of adverse use proved by clear and convincing evidence. See the post-Kelo public-use limit and condemnation deadlines.
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