California legal term
subscription television system in California Criminal Law
Current through 2026 California legislative session
In California criminal law, “subscription television system” 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 “subscription television system” mean in California criminal law?
“subscription television system” means a television system which sends an encoded, scrambled, or other nonstandard signal over the air which is not intended to be received in an intelligible form without special equipment provided by or authorized by the sender. (Cal. Penal Code § 593e)
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