California Penal Code 621 – (a) Every person who maliciously destroys, cuts, breaks, …
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(a) Every person who maliciously destroys, cuts, breaks, mutilates, effaces, or otherwise injures, tears down, or removes any law enforcement memorial or firefighter’s memorial is guilty of a crime punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 or by imprisonment in a county jail for less than one year.
(b) This section does not preclude prosecution under any other provision of law, including § 1318 of the Military and Veterans Code.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 621
- county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
- maliciously: import a wish to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or an intent to do a wrongful act, established either by proof or presumption of law. See California Penal Code 7
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 549, Sec. 1. (AB 2801) Effective January 1, 2019.)