California · Penal Code
PEN §13304: Any person, except those specifically referred to in Section 1070 of the Evidence Code, who, knowing he is not authorized by law to receive a record or information obtained from a record, knowingly bu
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person who knowingly buys, receives, or possesses a record or information they are not authorized by law to receive commits a misdemeanor.
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Any person, except those specifically referred to in Section 1070 of the Evidence Code, who, knowing he is not authorized by law to receive a record or information obtained from a record, knowingly buys, receives, or possesses the record or information is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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