California · Penal Code
PEN §605: Every person who either: 1.
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person who maliciously removes, defaces, alters, or destroys boundary monuments, marks, or marked trees is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Read the full statutory text
Every person who either: 1. Maliciously removes any monument erected for the purpose of designating any point in the boundary of any lot or tract of land, or a place where a subaqueous telegraph cable lies; or, 2. Maliciously defaces or alters the marks upon any such monument; or, 3. Maliciously cuts down or removes any tree upon which any such marks have been made for such purpose, with intent to destroy such marks; —Is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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