California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5402

Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 991.

No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon any advertising structure or sign, any statements or words of an obscene, indecent or immoral character, or any picture or illustration of any human figure in such detail as to offend public morals or decency, or any other matter or thing of an obscene, indecent or immoral character.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 5402 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-3-professions-and-vocations-generally/chapter-2-advertisers/article-7-regulations/section-5402

Other sections in Article 7 - Regulations

§ 5400§ 5401§ 5402§ 5403§ 5404§ 5405§ 5405.3§ 5405.5§ 5405.6§ 5406…§ 5412.4§ 5412.6§ 5413§ 5414§ 5415§ 5416§ 5417§ 5418§ 5418.1§ 5419

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