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Penal Code Section 241. Punishment -- Assault against peace officer or other specified Persons engaged in performance of Duties, or physician or Nurse rendering emergency care.

(a) An assault is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(b) When an assault is committed against the person of a parking control officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties, and the person committing the offense knew or reasonably should know that the victim is a parking control officer, the assault is punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars (2,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(c) When an assault is committed against he person of a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, mobile technician, mobile intensive care paramedic, lifeguard, process server, traffic officer, code enforcement officer, animal control officer, or search and rescue member engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or a physician engaged in rendering medical care outside a hospital, clinic, or other health care facility, and the person committing the offense knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, mobile intensive care paramedic, lifeguard, process server, traffic officer, code enforcement officer, animal control officer, or search and rescue member engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or a physician or nurse engaged in rendering emergency medical care, the assault is punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or by both he fine and imprisonment.

(d) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) Peace officer means any person defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with section 830) of Title 3 of part 2.

(2) Emergency medical technician means a person possessing a valid course completion certificate from a program approved by the State Department of health Care services for the medical training and education of ambulance personnel, and who meets the standards of Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the health and Safety code.

(3) Mobile intensive care paramedic refers to those persons who meet the standards set forth in Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the health and Safety code.

(4) Nurse means a person who meets the standards of Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797 of the Health and Safety Code.

(5) Lifeguard means a person who is:

(A) Employed as a lifeguard by the state, a county, or a city and is designated by local ordinance as a public officer who has a duty and responsibility to enforce local ordinances and misdemeanors through the issuance of citations.

(B) Wearing a distinctive clothing which includes written identification of  the person's status as a lifeguard and which clearly identifies the employing organization.

(6) Process Server means any person who meets the standards or is expressly exempt from the standards set forth in Section 22350 of the Business and Professions Code.

(7) Traffic officer means any person employed by a county or city to monitor and enforce state laws and local ordinances relating to parking and the operation of vehicles.

(8) Animal Control Officer means any person employed by a county or city for purposes of enforcing animal control laws or regulations.

(9)(A) Code enforcement officer means any person who is not described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 and who is employed by any governmental subdivision, public or quasi-public service corporation, any town, city, county, or municipal corporation, whether incorporated or chartered, that has enforcement authority for health, safety, and welfare requirement, and whose duties include enforcement of any statue, rules, regulations, or standards, and who is authorized to issue citations or file formal complaints.

(B) Code enforcement officer also includes any person who is employed by the Department of Housing and Community Development who has enforcement authority for health, safety, and welfare requirements pursuant to the Employee Housing Act (Part 1(commencing with Section 17000) of division 13 of the Health and Safety Code); the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 ( commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety code); the Manufactured housing Act of 1980 (Part 2 Commencing with Section 18000 of Division 13 of the health and Safety Code); the mobile homes parks act (Part 2.1 commencing with Section 18200) Division 13 of the health and safety code); and the Special Occupancy Parks Act (part 2.3 (commencing with Section 18860) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code.

(10) Parking Control Officer Means any person employed by a city county, or city and county to monitor and enforce state laws and local ordinances relating to parking.

(11) Search and Rescue member means any person who is part of an organized search and rescue team managed by a government agency.

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