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Cal. Penal Code § 594.5 (2026)
Malicious Mischief
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Nothing in this code shall invalidate an ordinance of, nor be construed to prohibit the adoption of an ordinance by, a city, city and county, or county, if the ordinance regulates the sale of aerosol containers of paint or other liquid substances capable of defacing property or sets forth civil administrative regulations, procedures, or civil penalties governing the placement of graffiti or other inscribed material on public or private, real or personal property.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Sherwin-Williams Co. v. City of Los Angeles, 844 P.2d 534 (Cal. 1993).
Sherwin-Williams Co. v. City of Los Angeles, 844 P.2d 534 (Cal. 1993). “) From before that time to the present, Penal Code section 594.5 has provided: "Nothing in this code shall invalidate an ordinance of, nor be construed to prohibit the adoption of an ordinance by, a city, city and county, or county, if such ordinance regulates the sale of…”
California Attorney Gen. Opinion 25-902 (Cal. Att'y Gen. 2026). “56 Penal Code section 594.5 states: Nothing in this code shall invalidate an ordinance of, nor be construed to prohibit the adoption of an ordinance by, a city, city and county, or county, if the ordinance regulates the sale of aerosol containers of paint or other liquid…”
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