Pen. Code, § 11143 · Article 6. Unlawful Furnishing of State Summary Criminal History Information
Pen. Code, § 11143
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Any person, except those specifically referred to in Section 1070 of the Evidence Code, who, knowing he is not authorized by law to receive a record or information obtained from a record, knowingly buys, receives, or possesses the record or information is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 963.
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