California Civil Code

§ 1708.89

CIV § 1708.89 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 3 · Part 3

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, the following terms apply:

(1)“Doxes” means an act when a person, with intent to place another person in reasonable fear for their safety, or the safety of the other person’s immediate family, by means of an electronic communication device, and without consent of the other person, and for the purpose of imminently causing that other person unwanted physical contact, injury, or harassment, by a third party, electronically distributes, publishes, emails, hyperlinks, or makes available for downloading, personal identifying information, including, but not limited to, a digital image of another person, or an electronic message of a harassing nature about another person, which would be likely to incite or produce that unlawful action.

(2)“Electronic communication” has the same meaning as the term is defined in paragraph (12) of Section 2510 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 557, Sec. 2. (AB 1979) Effective January 1, 2025.