Penal Code section 146d

Every person who sells or gives to another a membership card, badge, or other device, where it can be reasonably inferred by the recipient that display of the device will have the result that the law will be enforced less rigorously as to such person than would otherwise be the case is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 146d, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=146d. (accessed May 26, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 146d’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_146d

Original Source: Section 146d, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=146d. (last accessed May 12, 2025).