Battery Against a School Employee (PC 243.6) in Riverside County or Orange County

Posted in Assault FAQ'S on April 1, 2015

Defense Attorney For Battery Against a School Employee (PC 243.6)

PC 243.6 is commonly known as Battery Against a School Employee in California.

To prove that a defendant is guilty of PC 243.6 the prosecutor must prove five things:

1. That the alleged victim was a school employee;
2. That the defendant willfully and unlawfully touched the person in a harmful or offensive manner;
3. When the defendant acted, the person was performing his/her duties as a school employee (or the defendant retaliated against the employee for something the employee did while performing his/her duties).
4. When the defendant acted he/she knew or reasonably should have known that the person was a school employee, and;
5. The defendant did not act in self-defense or defense of someone else.

The slightest touching can be enough to commit a Battery Against a School Employee if it is done in a rude or angry way.

Making contact with another person, including through his or her clothing is enough.

The touching does not have to cause pain or injury of any kind.

The touching can also be done indirectly by causing an object to touch the person.

It is not a defense that the touching occurred off campus or outside regular school hours.

If you, or a family member has been arrested for Battery Against a School Employee (PC 243.6), call me at (951) 667-5293 or (714) 758-5293 for a Free Consultation.