California Penal Code

§ 629.51

PEN § 629.51 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 15 · Part 1 · Ch. 1.4

Statute text

(a)For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1)“Wire communication” means any aural transfer made in whole or in part through the use of facilities for the transmission of communications by the aid of wire, cable, or other like connection between the point of origin and the point of reception (including the use of a like connection in a switching station), furnished or operated by any person engaged in providing or operating these facilities for the transmission of communications.

(2)“Electronic communication” means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system, but does not include any of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 679, Sec. 9. (AB 82) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 629.98.