California § 556.1. 556.1. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 32.)

California Statutes

§ 556.1. — 556.1. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 32.)

California § 556.1.

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Part 1.TITLE 13. OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

Ch. 12.CHAPTER 12. Unlawful Interference With Property

Art. 2.ARTICLE 2. Unlawfully Placing Signs on Public and Private Property

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 556.1. (2026).

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It is a misdemeanor for any person to place or maintain or cause to be placed or maintained upon any property in which he has no estate or right of possession any sign, picture, transparency, advertisement, or mechanical device which is used for the purpose of advertising, or which advertises or brings to notice any person, article of merchandise, business or profession, or anything that is to be or has been sold, bartered, or given away, without the consent of the owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession of such property before such sign, picture, transparency, advertisement, or mechanical device is placed upon the property.

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It is a misdemeanor for any person to place or maintain or cause to be placed or maintained upon any property in which he has no estate or right of possession any sign, picture, transparency, advertisement, or mechanical device which is used for the purpose of advertising, or which advertises or brings to notice any person, article of merchandise, business or profession, or anything that is to be or has been sold, bartered, or given away, without the consent of the owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession of such property before such sign, picture, transparency, advertisement, or mechanical device is placed upon the property.