Penal Code section 624

Every person who wilfully breaks, digs up, obstructs, or injures any pipe or main for conducting water, or any works erected for supplying buildings with water, or any appurtenances or appendages connected thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 624, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=624. (updated Jan. 1, 1939; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_624

Original Source: Section 624, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=624. (last accessed May 12, 2025).