Penal Code section 171

Every person, not authorized by law, who, without the permission of the officer in charge of any reformatory in this State, communicates with any person detained therein, or brings therein or takes therefrom any letter, writing, literature, or reading matter to or from any person confined therein, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 171, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=171. (accessed May 14, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 171’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_171

Original Source: Section 171, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=171. (last accessed May 12, 2025).