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California Penal Code Section 537g

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(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, any person who
knowingly removes, defaces, covers, alters or destroys a National
Crime Information Center owner identification number from the
personal property of another without permission is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed four hundred dollars
($400), imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or
both.
   (b) This section shall not apply to any action taken by an
authorized person to dispose of property pursuant to Article 1
(commencing with Section 2080) of Chapter 4 of Title 6 of Part 4 of
Division 3 of the Civil Code or pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing
with Section 1407) of Title 10 of Part 2 of this code.

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