CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1068Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez FletcherFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 242 of the Penal Code, relating to battery. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1068, as introduced, Gonzalez Fletcher. Crimes against the person: battery.Under existing law, a battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. Under existing law, battery is punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 242 of the Penal Code is amended to read:242. A battery is any a willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1068Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez FletcherFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 242 of the Penal Code, relating to battery. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1068, as introduced, Gonzalez Fletcher. Crimes against the person: battery.Under existing law, a battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. Under existing law, battery is punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1068 Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez FletcherFebruary 16, 2017 Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez Fletcher February 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 242 of the Penal Code, relating to battery. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1068, as introduced, Gonzalez Fletcher. Crimes against the person: battery. Under existing law, a battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. Under existing law, battery is punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions. Under existing law, a battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. Under existing law, battery is punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 242 of the Penal Code is amended to read:242. A battery is any a willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 242 of the Penal Code is amended to read:242. A battery is any a willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. SECTION 1. Section 242 of the Penal Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 242. A battery is any a willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. 242. A battery is any a willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. 242. A battery is any a willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. 242. A battery is any a willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.