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Cal. Penal Code § 594.5

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Title 14: Malicious Mischief, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 594.5

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 594.5Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Nothing in this code shall invalidate an ordinance of, nor be construed to prohibit the adoption of an ordinance by, a city, city and county, or county, if the ordinance regulates the sale of aerosol containers of paint or other liquid substances capable of defacing property or sets forth civil administrative regulations, procedures, or civil penalties governing the placement of graffiti or other inscribed material on public or private, real or personal property.

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