California Penal Code

§ 538c

PEN § 538c Effective Jan 1, 2003Title 13 · Part 1 · Ch. 8

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (c), any person who attaches or inserts an unauthorized advertisement in a newspaper, whether alone or in concert with another, and who redistributes it to the public or who has the intent to redistribute it to the public, is guilty of the crime of theft of advertising services which shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.

(b)As used in this section:

(1)“Unauthorized advertisement” means any form of representation or communication, including any handbill, newsletter, pamphlet, or notice that contains any letters, words, or pictorial representation that is attached to or inserted in a newspaper without a contractual agreement between the publisher and an advertiser.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.