{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-591.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 591.5","heading":"","body":"A person who unlawfully and maliciously removes, injures, destroys, damages, or obstructs the use of any wireless communication device with the intent to prevent the use of the device to summon assistance or notify law enforcement or any public safety agency of a crime is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 13. OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY [450. - 593g.]","CHAPTER 15. Malicious Injuries to Railroad Bridges, Highways, Bridges, and Telegraphs [587. - 593g.]"],"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":"644805b28ec09e9428c24140bd539828e52a9f97cf5dd1c7b80b5faff2303beb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-591","next":"us-ca/pen-592"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}