Penal Code section 311.5

Every person who writes, creates, or solicits the publication or distribution of advertising or other promotional material, or who in any manner promotes, the sale, distribution, or exhibition of matter represented or held out by him to be obscene, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 311.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=311.5. (accessed May 4, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

§ 311.5’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_311.5

Original Source: Section 311.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=311.5. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).