California Penal Code

§ 186.22a

PEN § 186.22a Effective Jan 1, 2011Title 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 11

Statute text

(a)Every building or place used by members of a criminal street gang for the purpose of the commission of the offenses listed in subdivision (e) of Section 186.22 or any offense involving dangerous or deadly weapons, burglary, or rape, and every building or place wherein or upon which that criminal conduct by gang members takes place, is a nuisance which shall be enjoined, abated, and prevented, and for which damages may be recovered, whether it is a public or private nuisance.

(b)Any action for injunction or abatement filed pursuant to subdivision (a), including an action filed by the Attorney General, shall proceed according to the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 11570) of Chapter 10 of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, except that all of the following shall apply:

(1)The court shall not assess a civil penalty against any person unless that person knew or should have known of the unlawful acts.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 178, Sec. 50. (SB 1115) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 107 of Ch. 178.