California Penal Code

§ 365.6

PEN § 365.6 Effective Jan 1, 2005Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 12

Statute text

(a)Any person who, with no legal justification, intentionally interferes with the use of a guide, signal, or service dog or mobility aid by harassing or obstructing the guide, signal, or service dog or mobility aid user or his or her guide, signal, or service dog, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both that fine and imprisonment.

(b)As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)“Mobility aid” means any device enabling a person with a disability, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 54 of the Civil Code, to travel independently, including, but not limited to, a guide, signal, or service dog, as defined in Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, a wheelchair, walker or white cane.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 322, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.