California § 148.4. 148.4. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 261.)

California Statutes

§ 148.4. — 148.4. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 261.)

California § 148.4.

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Part 1.TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

Ch. 7.CHAPTER 7. Other Offenses Against Public Justice

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 148.4. (2026).

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(a)Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, not exceeding one year, or by a fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment:

(1)Willfully and maliciously tampers with, molests, injures, or breaks any fire protection equipment, fire protection installation, fire alarm apparatus, wire, or signal.

(2)Willfully and maliciously sends, gives, transmits, or sounds any false alarm of fire, by means of any fire alarm system or signal or by any other means or methods.

(b)Any person who willfully and maliciously sends, gives, transmits, or sounds any false alarm of fire, by means of any fire alarm system or signal, or by any other means or methods, is guilty

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(a)
Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, not exceeding one year, or by a fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment:
(1)
Willfully and maliciously tampers with, molests, injures, or breaks any fire protection equipment, fire
protection installation, fire alarm apparatus, wire, or signal.
(2)
Willfully and maliciously sends, gives, transmits, or sounds any false alarm of fire, by means of any fire alarm system or signal or by any other means or methods.
(b)
Any person who willfully and maliciously sends, gives, transmits, or sounds any false alarm of fire, by means of any fire alarm system or signal, or by any other means or methods, is guilty of a felony and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, if any person sustains as a result thereof, any of the following:
(1)
Great bodily injury.
(2)
Death.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 261. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.