Penal Code section 625

Every person who, with intent to defraud or injure, opens or causes to be opened, or draws water from any stopcock or faucet by which the flow of water is controlled, after having been notified that the same has been closed or shut for specific cause, by order of competent authority, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 625, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=625. (accessed May 14, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 625’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_625

Original Source: Section 625, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=625. (last accessed May 12, 2025).