Every person, not the owner thereof, who willfully injures, disfigures, or destroys any monument, work of art, or useful or ornamental improvement within the limits of any village, town, or city, or any shade tree or ornamental plant growing therein, whether situated upon private ground or on any street, sidewalk, or public park or place, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Penal Code § 622
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 161 Cal. App. 3d 1 - People v. Trantham (1984)
Most recently applied in 535 F. Supp. 2d 1072 - Quechan Indian Tribe v. United States (January 2008)
Enacted 1872.
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