Pen. Code, § 646.6 · Chapter 2. Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses
Pen. Code, § 646.6
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No person shall knowingly and directly solicit any injured person, or anyone acting on behalf of any injured person, for the sale or use of photographs relating to the accident which resulted in the injury or death of such injured person.
Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person, other than a public employee acting within the scope of his or her employment, from soliciting the injured person’s attorney for the sale or use of such photographs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 495.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=646.6.
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