Health and Safety Code section 115715

Every person who maliciously removes or destroys any covering or fencing placed around, or removes any fill placed in, any shaft, pit, or other excavation, as provided in this part, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 115715, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=115715. (updated Sep. 29, 1996; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_115715

Original Source: Section 115715, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=115715. (last accessed May 12, 2025).