Have you been fined for  fighting off an arrest or the warrant of an official person? If you used threat or violence, you can be charged with resisting an executive office under California Penal Code Section 69.

This criminal offense can be filed as a misdemeanor or felony.   

Officials considered are cops, judges, as well as certain lawyers. Once you use, threat or violence to block an official, fines will be increased from simply resisting arrest under California Penal Code Section 148, and are upgraded to resisting an executive officer.

In order to take legal action for resisting an executive officer, certain elements of the crime will have to proven, and these are:

That the perpetrator deliberately impeded an official using threat and violence to avoid an arrest.

Punishments for California Penal Code 69 depend on numerous elements such as the individual’s criminal record and also the conditions under which the wrongdoing took place.

If found guilty, wrongdoers can be charged with either a misdemeanor or a felony. A felony requires between  sixteen months and three years in prison, and a ten thousand dollar fine. A misdemeanor can carry the same amount of fines, and as much as one year in the county jail.

Some officials will use their authority to exercise bias or prejudice against  certain individuals. It’s therefore important to seek the assistance of  a criminal defense team if you are innocent and dealing with charges for resisting an executive officer, under California Penal Code 69.

Based in Orange County, MacGregor and Collins can help bring justice to your situation. Give us a call at  (949) 250-6097.

Learn more about other California Section Penal Codes here.