California Statutes

§ 621. — 621. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 549, Sec. 1.)

California § 621.
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Part 1.TITLE 14. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 621. (2026).

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(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.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 549, Sec. 1. (AB 2801) Effective January 1, 2019.
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