Penal Code section 591.5

A person who unlawfully and maliciously removes, injures, destroys, damages, or obstructs the use of any wireless communication device with the intent to prevent the use of the device to summon assistance or notify law enforcement or any public safety agency of a crime is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 591.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=591.5. (updated Jan. 1, 2007; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_591.5

Original Source: Section 591.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=591.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).