Civil Code section 1882.3

There is a rebuttable presumption that there is a violation of Section 1882.1 if either of the following occurs:

(a)

On premises controlled by the customer or by the person using or receiving the direct benefit of utility service, including through the use of a vehicle, there is either, or both, of the following:

(1)

Any instrument, apparatus, or device primarily designed to be used to obtain utility service without paying the full lawful charge for the utility service.

(2)

A meter that has been altered, tampered with, or bypassed so as to cause no measurement or inaccurate measurement of utility services.

(b)

A person tampers with or uses a fire hydrant, fire hydrant meter, or fire detector check without authorization to obtain water and without paying the full lawful charge of the water.

Source: Section 1882.3, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1882.­3.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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