{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-605","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 605","heading":"","body":"Every person who either:\n1. Maliciously removes any monument erected for the purpose of designating any point in the boundary of any lot or tract of land, or a place where a subaqueous telegraph cable lies; or,\n2. Maliciously defaces or alters the marks upon any such monument; or,\n3. Maliciously cuts down or removes any tree upon which any such marks have been made for such purpose, with intent to destroy such marks;\n—Is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 14. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF [594. - 625c.]"],"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":"63a24e1a662c2b41f285454b5cacaef699188d6b130f0054ae6065a3f7458c44","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-604","next":"us-ca/pen-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}