Bill > SB325

This bill makes technical, non-substantive changes to California Penal Code Section 635, which governs the manufacturing, selling, possessing, or transporting of devices designed for eavesdropping or unauthorized interception of communications between cellular or cordless telephones. The proposed amendments primarily involve grammatical and linguistic modifications, such as replacing words like "every" with "a" and "which" with "that," and making minor syntax adjustments. The bill maintains the existing penalties for violations, which include a fine up to $2,500, imprisonment in county jail for up to one year, or imprisonment in state prison, or a combination of these. For repeat offenders, the penalties can increase to a fine up to $10,000. The bill also preserves existing exceptions to the law, such as actions by communication utilities, law enforcement agencies, and federal government agencies, as well as devices furnished by communication utilities to their subscribers. These changes do not significantly alter the substantive legal requirements or punishments outlined in the original law.

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