Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 605 — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Cal. Penal Code § 605
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Every person who either:
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 605 — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Every person who either:
1. Maliciously removes any monument erected for the purpose of designating any point in the boundary of any lot or tract of land, or a place where a subaqueous telegraph cable lies; or,
2. Maliciously defaces or alters the marks upon any such monument; or,
3. Maliciously cuts down or removes any tree upon which any such marks have been made for such purpose, with intent to destroy such marks;
—Is guilty of a misdemeanor.