Trespass | Criminal Trespass | Los Angeles Trespass Attorney

TRESPASS / CRIMINAL TRESPASS

Los Angeles Trespass Lawyer

California Trespass Law
Criminal trespass law is defined in most states as unwanted intrusion onto someone else’s property. In California, criminal trespass law is contained in the subdivisions of California Penal Code Section 602. There is a wide range of conduct that can result in a criminal trespassing charge. These include:

Entering or occupying someone land, building or home without permission.
Not leaving someone’s land, building or home when they tell you to.
Cutting down or take away timber or wood from someone else’s land.
Digging up and/or taking away soil from city/county/state land without a license.
Tearing down, damaging, mutilating, defacing or destroying signs or notices.
Taking oysters or other shellfish from someone else’s land.
Taking or injuring farm animals.
Opening, tearing down or otherwise damaging someone’s fence, or leaving the gate open on purpose.
Entering buildings or other structures without permission.
Driving a car on private land.
Refusing or failing to leave a public building when the building is regularly closed when asked to do so by an employee, watchman or guard.
Skiing on a ski trail that is posted closed.
Not paying for and then refusing to leave a motel or hotel.
Going into an area of an airport that is limited to “authorized personnel.”
Refusing to submit to screening at an airport.
Refusing to leave a woman’s shelter after being asked to do so.
Entering or remaining in a neonatal unit, maternity ward, or birthing center located in a hospital or clinic without lawful business there.
Intentionally avoiding screening when entering a courthouse or other county, state or city building with controlled access.

Penalties for Criminal Trespassing,
Anyone cited or arrested for California Penal Code section 602 in Los Angeles faces a misdemeanor charge. If convicted, a defendant can receive up to 180 days in county jail, $1000 fine, probation, community service, CalTrans, stay-away orders, and/or restitution.

Defending Your Rights
Although a criminal trespassing arrest might seem minor, it’s not. Criminal trespass is a misdemeanor crime. Even if no county jail time is imposed, the trespass conviction remains on a person’s criminal record. So, there is a lot riding on the defense of a trespassing charge.

At the Law Office of Stephen G. Rodriguez & Associates, our criminal defense attorneys have a successful history of defending individuals who have been accused of trespassing in the Los Angeles area. By negotiating with prosecutors, we will attempt to get your trespass charge dismissed or get it reduced to an infraction, which does not go on your criminal record. If that’s not possible, we will work to keep you out of jail by requesting alternative sentencing. If your case must go to trial, we are prepared to fight for a “Not Guilty” verdict.

Law Offices of Stephen G. Rodriguez
633 West 5th Street
26th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone
(213) 223-2173

Stephen G. Rodrigues & Associates represents clients in the Southern California (CA) region, including Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Hollywood, San Fernando Valley, Orange County, Santa Ana, Fullerton, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura County, Kern County, Bakersfield, San Bernadino, and Riverside County.

Some of the terms that pertain to our practice include but are not limited to: dui, child abuse, identity theft, drunk driving, fraud, domestic violence, grand theft, felony, kidnapping, narcotic, robbery, misdemeanor, restraining order, arrest warrant, theft, hit and run, vandalism, arson, traffic charges, shoplifting, stalking, embezzlement, burglary, extortion, bench warrant, expungement, assault and battery, terrorist threat, sex offenses, solicitation, probation violation, suspended license, carjacking, gun weapon, attempted murder, petty theft, alternative sentencing, lewd conduct, drug possession, clear criminal records, juvenile offense, seal juvenile records, prostitution, rape.

Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys Stephen G. Rodriguez and Associates represent clients in the Los Angeles county area, which include, Airport Courthouse, Alhambra Superior Court, Antelope Valley Court, Bellflower/Cerritos Courthouse, Beverly Hills Court, Burbank Courthouse, Catalina Courthouse, Central Arraignment Court, Central Civil West Courthouse, Chatsworth Court, Criminal Courts Building/Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Compton Superior Court, Culver City Court, David V. Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center, Downey Courthouse, Eastlake Juvenile Court, East Los Angeles Court, El Monte Courthouse, Glendale Courthouse, Hollywood Court, Inglewood Courthouse, Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse, Long Beach Superior Court, Los Padrinos Juvenile Courthouse, Central District Court (Downtown Los Angeles Federal Court), Malibu Court, Mental Health Courthouse, Metropolitan Courthouse, Norwalk Superior Court, Pasadena Superior Court, Pomona Courthouse North, Pomona Courthouse South, Redondo Beach Courthouse, San Fernando Court, San Pedro Court, San Pedro Courthouse Annex, Santa Clarita Court, Santa Monica Court, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Sylmar Juvenile Court, Torrance Superior Court, Van Nuys Courthouse East, Van Nuys Courthouse West, West Covina/Citrus Court, West Los Angeles Court, and Whittier Superior Court.

Some of the terms that pertain to our practice include, but are not limited to: dui, child abuse, identity theft, drunk driving, fraud, domestic violence, grand theft, felony, kidnapping, narcotics, robbery, misdemeanors, restraining order, TROs, arrest warrant, theft, hit and run, vandalism, arson, shoplifting, stalking, cyber stalking, embezzlement, burglary, extortion, bench warrant, expungement, criminal threats, sex crimes, solicitation, probation violation, suspended license, carjacking, gun weapon, attempted murder, petty theft, alternative sentencing, lewd conduct, drug possession, clear criminal record, juvenile offense, seal juvenile records, prostitution, rape, bail, criminal appeal, assault, battery, attempted murder, solicitation for prostitution, criminal threats, trespass, commercial burglary, residential burglary, theft crimes, credit card fraud, violent crimes, proposition 36, perjury, murder, attempted murder, three strikes, prostitution, rape, statutory rape, receiving stolen property, forgery, vandalism, weapons, gun charges, vehicular manslaughter, disorderly conduct, drug diversion, DEJ, grand theft, grand theft auto, house arrest, electronic monitoring, marijuana, conspiracy, petty theft with prior, attempt crimes, drug offenses, bribery, blackmail, child abuse, and bench warrant.