California · Penal Code

PEN §136.7: (a) Every person imprisoned in a county jail or the state prison who has been convicted of a sexual offense, including, but not limited to, a violation of Section 243.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A prisoner convicted of a sexual offense who intentionally reveals a witness or victim's name and address to another prisoner to facilitate intimidation or harassment through mail is guilty of a public offense punishable by up to one year in county jail or state prison.

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(a) Every person imprisoned in a county jail or the state prison who has been convicted of a sexual offense, including, but not limited to, a violation of Section 243.4, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266f, 285, 286, 287, 288, or 289, or former Section 262 or 288a, who knowingly reveals the name and address of a witness or victim to that offense to any other prisoner with the intent that the other prisoner will intimidate or harass the witness or victim through the initiation of unauthorized correspondence with the witness or victim, is guilty of a public offense, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. (b) This section shall not prevent the interviewing of witnesses.

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