Penal Code - PEN
PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680.4]
( Part 1 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187 - 248]
( Title 8 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 9. Assault and Battery [240 - 248]
( Chapter 9 enacted 1872. ) 240.
An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another.
(Enacted 1872.)