Cal. Gov. Code § 6218.01

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 6218.01 - Posting information with intent information used to commit violent crime or threat of violence
(a)
(1) A person shall not post on the internet or social media, with the intent that another person imminently use that information to commit a crime involving violence or a threat of violence against a reproductive health care services patient, provider, or assistant, or other individuals residing at the same home address, the personal information or image of a reproductive health care services patient, provider, or assistant, or other individuals residing at the same home address.
(2) A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation, imprisonment up to one year in a county jail, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(3) A violation of this subdivision that leads to the bodily injury of a reproductive health care services patient, provider, or assistant, or other individuals residing at the same home address, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution under any other provision of law.

Ca. Gov. Code § 6218.01

Amended by Stats 2021 ch 191 (AB 1356),s 3, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by Stats 2012 ch 162 (SB 1171),s 56, eff. 1/1/2013.
Added by Stats 2011 ch 200 (SB 636),s 9, eff. 1/1/2012.