California legal term
Electronic communication information in California Criminal Law
Current through 2026 California legislative session
In California criminal law, “Electronic communication information” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the California criminal code.
What does “Electronic communication information” mean in California criminal law?
“Electronic communication information” means any information about an electronic communication or the use of an electronic communication service, including, but not limited to, the contents, sender, recipients, format, or location of the sender or recipients at any point during the communication, the time or date the communication was created, sent, or received, or any information pertaining to any individual or device participating in the communication, including, but not limited to, an IP address. “Electronic communication information” does not include subscriber information as defined in th (Cal. Penal Code § 1546)
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