California · Penal Code
PEN §422.4: (a) Any person who publishes information describing or depicting an academic researcher or his or her immediate family member, or the location or locations where an academic researcher or an immediate
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Publishing information about an academic researcher or their family member's location with intent to incite imminent violence against them is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both.
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