{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-637","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 637","heading":"","body":"Every person not a party to a telegraphic or telephonic communication who willfully discloses the contents of a telegraphic or telephonic message, or any part thereof, addressed to another person, without the permission of that person, unless directed so to do by the lawful order of a court, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 15. MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES [626. - 653.75.]","CHAPTER 1.5. Invasion of Privacy [630. - 638.55.]"],"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":"049ddde179ea2395a459bb59aef48db6ddcf0e63c0a2eb3b117664094ce126a1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-636.6","next":"us-ca/pen-637.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}