California § 171. 171. (Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106.)

California Statutes

§ 171. — 171. (Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106.)

California § 171.

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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 § 171. (2026).

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Every person, not authorized by law, who, without the permission of the officer in charge of any reformatory in this State, communicates with any person detained therein, or brings therein or takes therefrom any letter, writing, literature, or reading matter to or from any person confined therein, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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