{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-19910","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 19910","heading":"","body":"Any person who maliciously cuts, tears, defaces, breaks, or injures any book, map, chart, picture, engraving, statue, coin, model, apparatus, or other work of literature, art, mechanics, or object of curiosity, deposited in any public library, gallery, museum, collection, fair, or exhibition, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\nThe parent or guardian of a minor who willfully and maliciously commits any act within the scope of this section shall be liable for all damages so caused by the minor.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","PART 11. LIBRARIES [18010. - 20092.]","CHAPTER 10.5. Miscellaneous Provisions [19900. - 19911.]","ARTICLE 2. Offenses Against Libraries [19910. - 19911.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0c2d5c99527e6c79871d6425e87e6b7acfb52a3bc60c522a3b785c217248d60e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-19902","next":"us-ca/edc-19911"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}