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Cal. Penal Code § 374

OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Rankin (2018)

Most recently applied in State v. Rankin (December 2018)

Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1548.

(a) Littering means the willful or negligent throwing, dropping, placing, depositing, or sweeping, or causing any such acts, of any waste matter on land or water in other than appropriate storage containers or areas designated for such purposes.

(b) Waste matter means discarded, used, or leftover substance including, but not limited to, a lighted or nonlighted cigarette, cigar, match, or any flaming or glowing material, or any garbage, trash, refuse, paper, container, packaging or construction material, carcass of a dead animal, any nauseous or offensive matter of any kind, or any object likely to injure any person or create a traffic hazard.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.