California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 590

Amended by Stats. 1907, Ch. 489.

Every person who maliciously removes, destroys, injures, breaks or defaces any mile post, board or stone, or guide post erected on or near any highway, or any inscription thereon, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 590 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-13-of-crimes-against-property/chapter-15-malicious-injuries-to-railroad-bridges-highways-bridges-and-telegraphs/section-590

Other sections in Chapter 15 - Malicious Injuries to Railroad Bridges, Highways, Bridges, and Telegraphs

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