Other Crimes

California Penal Code 243(e)1 makes it a crime to unlawfully and willfully use force or violence upon someone you currently or previously had a relationship with (intimate partner).  Intimate partners include the mother or father of your child, a current or ex-spouse, someone you’ve dated in the past, etc.

California Penal Code 422 holds that it is a crime to make criminal threats (also known as Terrorist Threats), which are defined as willfully threatening to commit a crime which will result in death or injury to an individual you currently or formerly had a relationship with.  Criminal threats may include threats that are verbalized, written, or transmitted via electronic communication and...

California Penal Code 273(a) holds that it is a crime to willfully cause or permit a child to suffer, to inflict unjustifiable physical pain, or mental suffering on a child, and makes it a crime to permit a child to be placed in a position or situation where their health is endangered.  This crime is often charged concurrent with charges of domestic battery or spousal abuse, when a child is...

California Penal Code 273(d) makes it a crime to inflict corporal or cruel punishment or inflict injury that results in a traumatic condition to a child.

California Penal Code 273.5 covers the crime of Corporal Injury to a Spouse and makes it illegal to willfully inflict a traumatic condition upon a current or former spouse, a person you previously or currently dated, or a person you live with. A conviction of a Domestic Violence-related charge can result in severe punishment, ranging from incarceration to steep fines, lengthy probation,...

California Penal Code 243(e)1 makes it a crime to unlawfully and willfully use force or violence upon someone you currently or previously had a relationship with (intimate partner).  Intimate partners include the mother or father of your child, a current or ex-spouse, someone you’ve dated in the past, etc. A conviction of a Domestic Violence-related charge can result in severe punishment,...

California Penal Code 422 holds that it is a crime to make criminal threats (also known as Terrorist Threats), which are defined as willfully threatening to commit a crime which will result in death or injury to an individual you currently or formerly had a relationship with.  Criminal threats may include threats that are verbalized, written, or transmitted via electronic communication and...

California Penal Code 273(a) holds that it is a crime to willfully cause or permit a child to suffer, to inflict unjustifiable physical pain, or mental suffering on a child, and makes it a crime to permit a child to be placed in a position or situation where their health is endangered.  This crime is often charged concurrent with charges of domestic battery or spousal abuse, when a child is...