California SB701 criminalizes the use of signal jammers, with penalties escalating if used during a crime or to block public safety communications.

California SB701 adds Section 636.6 to the Penal Code, making it an infraction to manufacture, import, market, purchase, sell, or operate a signal jammer without FCC authorization, punishable by a fine up to $500 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for subsequent offenses. Using a signal jammer during a misdemeanor or felony is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both.

California SB701 criminalizes the use of signal jammers, with penalties escalating if used during a crime or to block public safety communications.

California SB701 adds Section 636.6 to the Penal Code, making it an infraction to manufacture, import, market, purchase, sell, or operate a signal jammer without FCC authorization, punishable by a fine up to $500 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for subsequent offenses. Using a signal jammer during a misdemeanor or felony is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both.