California · Penal Code
PEN §636.6: (a) (1) A person who manufactures, imports, markets, purchases, sells, or operates a signal jammer, unless authorized to do so by the Federal Communications Commission, is guilty of an infraction, pun
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Operating a signal jammer without FCC authorization is an infraction for a first offense, a misdemeanor for subsequent violations, and a misdemeanor if used during another crime or to block emergency communications causing injury or death.
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