Section 146e.
Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 146e.
in effect(a)
Every person who maliciously, and with the intent to obstruct justice or the due administration of the laws, or with the intent to, or threat to, inflict bodily harm in retaliation for the due administration of the laws, publishes, disseminates, or otherwise discloses the residence address or telephone number of any peace officer, nonsworn police dispatcher, employee of a city police department or county sheriff’s office, or public safety official, or that of the immediate family of these persons who reside with them, while designating the elected or appointed official, peace officer, nonsworn police dispatcher, employee of a city police department or county sheriff’s office, or public safety official, or relative of these persons as such, without the authorization of the employing agency, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
A violation of subdivision (a) with regard to any peace officer, nonsworn police dispatcher, employee of a city police department or county sheriff’s office, or public safety official, or the immediate family of these persons, that results in bodily injury to the elected or appointed official, peace officer, nonsworn police dispatcher, employee of the city police department or county sheriff’s office, or public safety official, or the immediate family of these persons, is a felony punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
(c)
For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1)
“Immediate family” means a spouse, parent, child, a person related by consanguinity or affinity within the second degree, or another person who regularly resides in the
household, or who, within the prior six months, regularly resided in the household.
(2)
“Public safety official” has the same meaning as defined in Section 7920.535 of the Government Code.
References
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 7920.535.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 1170.
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