Every person not a party to a telegraphic or telephonic communication who willfully discloses the contents of a telegraphic or telephonic message, or any part thereof, addressed to another person, without the permission of that person, unless directed so to do by the lawful order of a court, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. Penal Code § 637
Invasion of Privacy
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Torres v. Nutrisystem, Inc. (2013)
Most recently applied in Gonzales v. Uber Techs., Inc. (April 2018)
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 430
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