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Cal. Penal Code § 647.9 (2026)

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(a)A first responder, operating under color of authority, who responds to the scene of an accident or crime and captures the photographic image of a deceased person by any means, including, but not limited to, by use of a personal electronic device or a device belonging to their employing agency, for any purpose other than an official law enforcement purpose or a genuine public interest is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.

(b)An agency that employs first responders shall, on January 1, 2021, notify its employees who are first responders of the prohibition imposed by this section.

(c)For purposes of this section, “first responder” means a state or local peace officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue service personnel, emergency manager, firefighter, coroner, or employee of a coroner.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: Solares v. Burns (E.D. Cal. 2024).

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Solares v. Burns (E.D. Cal. 2024). · cites it 2× “1 set forth in” California Penal Code § 647.9 13 and California Civil Procedure Code § 129.”

Housley v. Los Angeles Times Commc'ns CA2/6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “(Penal Code, §§ 647.9, 1524.)12 “[W]e know of no comparable statute protecting [the non-photographic] documents” at issue here.”

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