California · Penal Code
PEN §635: (a) Every person who manufactures, assembles, sells, offers for sale, advertises for sale, possesses, transports, imports, or furnishes to another any device which is primarily or exclusively designed
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A person who manufactures, sells, possesses, or distributes eavesdropping or phone-interception devices is criminally punished. Penalties include fines up to $2,500 and/or up to one year county jail or state prison; repeat offenders face up to $10,000 fines.
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