{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"556.3","citation":"Pen. Code, § 556.3","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 13. OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY [450. - 593g.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-13"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12. Unlawful Interference With Property [552. - 558.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-13/chapter-12"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Unlawfully Placing Signs on Public and Private Property [556. - 556.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-13/chapter-12/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 32.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any sign, picture, transparency, advertisement, or mechanical device placed on any property contrary to the provisions of Sections <a href=\"/pen/556\">556</a> and <a href=\"/pen/556.1\">556.1</a>, is a public nuisance.</p>","text":"Any sign, picture, transparency, advertisement, or mechanical device placed on any property contrary to the provisions of Sections 556 and 556.1, is a public nuisance.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/unlawfully-placing-signs-on-public-and-private-property-556-3","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}