Current California Scanner Laws

[sp1989]

Here's a part of the CA Penal Code:

California Penal Code Section 636.5 Wrongful
Interception and Divulgence of Police Radio Communication.


Any person not authorized by the sender, who intercepts
any police radio service communications, by use of a
scanner or other means, for the purpose of using that
communication to assist in the commission of a criminal
offense or to avoid or escape arrest, trial, conviction,
or punishment or who divulges to any person he or she knows
to be a suspect in the commission of any criminal offense,
the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect or
meaning of that communication concerning escape from arrest,
trial, conviction, or punishment is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution of any
person under section 31 or 32.
As used in this section "police radio service
communications" means a communications authorized by the
Federal Communications Commission to be transmitted by a
station in the police radio service. Leg.H. 1976 ch. 1129,
1991 ch. 515.

I not sure what is covered in sections 31 and 32, but when I find out, I'll let you know.

Here is PC 31 & 32:

31. All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether it
be felony or misdemeanor, and whether they directly commit the act
constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission, or, not
being present, have advised and encouraged its commission, and all
persons counseling, advising, or encouraging children under the age
of fourteen years, or persons who are mentally incapacitated, to
commit any crime, or who, by fraud, contrivance, or force, occasion
the drunkenness of another for the purpose of causing him to commit
any crime, or who, by threats, menaces, command, or coercion, compel
another to commit any crime, are principals in any crime so
committed.



32. Every person who, after a felony has been committed, harbors,
conceals or aids a principal in such felony, with the intent that
said principal may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction or
punishment, having knowledge that said principal has committed such
felony or has been charged with such felony or convicted thereof, is
an accessory to such felony.

[cvrules90]

Good info for us all.

But I still think that the law that men can't go down the street in short sleves is hilarious.

[sp1989]

There are all sorts of ancient penal codes that go back to the late 1800's...there are some that deal with selling spoiled butter that has been doctored to look like fresh that are pretty weird....interesting reading if you have insomnia.

[cvrules90]

[quoteThere are all sorts of ancient penal codes that go back to the late 1800's...there are some that deal with selling spoiled butter that has been doctored to look like fresh that are pretty weird....interesting reading if you have insomnia.
][/quote]

LOL when I have insomnia, there's nothing better than turning on my scanner. I'm always curious what my local police is doing in the night shift.

[4and6]

There is also a law somewhere in the county of LA or the city itself thats says Men can not walk down a public street wearing short sleve shirts

LOL, possession is 9 tens of the law ! Better ask for forgiveness than permission !