Throwing acid or caustic substance
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Any person who and places or throws, or causes to be placed or thrown, upon the person of another, any vitriol, corrosive acid, flammable substance, or caustic chemical of any nature, with the intent to injure the flesh or disfigure the body of that person, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.
As used in this section, “flammable substance” means gasoline, petroleum products, or flammable liquids with a flashpoint of 150 degrees Fahrenheit or less.
History: Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 468, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.
Simplified explanation
Willfully and maliciously throwing acid, a flammable substance, or caustic chemical on another to injure the flesh or disfigure the body is punishable by two, three, or four years in state prison.