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Cal. Penal Code § 621 — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

Cal. Penal Code § 621

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2019-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(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…

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 621 — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(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 Section 1318 of the Military and Veterans Code.