Any person, except those specifically referred to in § 1070 of the Evidence Code, who, knowing he is not authorized by law to receive a record or information obtained from a record, knowingly buys, receives, or possesses the record or information is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1222.)

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Terms Used In California Penal Code 13304

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • knowingly: import s only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See California Penal Code 7
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
  • Record: means the master local summary criminal history information as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 13300, or a copy thereof. See California Penal Code 13301