California Penal Code 11470 – For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the …
For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Communication service” means any communication service that interconnects with the public switched telephone network and is required by the Federal Communications Commission to provide customers with 911 access to emergency services.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 11470
- county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
- knowingly: import s only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See California Penal Code 7
- magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
(b) “Government entity” means every local government, including a city, county, city and county, a transit, joint powers, special, or other district, the state, and every agency, department, commission, board, bureau, or other political subdivision of the state, or any authorized agent thereof.
(c) “Interrupt communication service” means to knowingly or intentionally suspend, disconnect, interrupt, or disrupt a communication service to one or more particular customers or all customers in a geographical area.
(d) “Judicial officer” means a magistrate, judge, commissioner, referee, or any person appointed by a court to serve in one of these capacities, of a superior court.
(e) “Service provider” means a person or entity, including a government entity, that offers a communication service.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 322, Sec. 1. (AB 1034) Effective January 1, 2018.)