California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 372.7

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 168, Sec. 1. (AB 2943) Effective January 1, 2025.

Local law enforcement or a local jurisdiction shall not bring or threaten a nuisance action pursuant to Section 372 or 373a against a business, or impose fines pursuant to Section 372 or 373a upon a business, solely for the act of reporting retail crime, unless the report is knowingly false.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 372.7 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-10-of-crimes-against-the-public-health-and-safety/section-372.7

Other sections in Title 10 - OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

§ 369a§ 369b§ 369d§ 369g§ 369h§ 369i§ 371§ 372§ 372.5§ 372.7…§ 396.5§ 397§ 398§ 399§ 399.5§ 401§ 402§ 402a§ 402b§ 402c

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