California · Penal Code
PEN §496b: Every person who, being a dealer in or collector of second-hand books or other literary material, or the agent, employee or representative of such dealer, or collector, buys or receives any book, manu
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A dealer or collector of secondhand books who buys library property without verifying the seller's right to sell it commits criminal receiving. The offense severity depends on the property's value.
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