California · Penal Code

PEN §646.6: No person shall knowingly and directly solicit any injured person, or anyone acting on behalf of any injured person, for the sale or use of photographs relating to the accident which resulted in the i

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to directly solicit injured persons or their representatives to buy or use accident photographs. Violators are guilty of a misdemeanor. Attorneys may be solicited for such photographs.

Read the full statutory text

No person shall knowingly and directly solicit any injured person, or anyone acting on behalf of any injured person, for the sale or use of photographs relating to the accident which resulted in the injury or death of such injured person. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person, other than a public employee acting within the scope of his or her employment, from soliciting the injured person’s attorney for the sale or use of such photographs.

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