California · Penal Code
PEN §76.5: (a) No person shall knowingly post the home address or telephone number of any elected or appointed official, or of the official’s residing spouse or child, on the internet knowing that person is an e
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Posting an elected or appointed official's home address or phone number online with intent to cause imminent great bodily harm is a misdemeanor. If bodily injury results, it becomes a misdemeanor or felony.
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