{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"653.1","citation":"Pen. Code, § 653.1","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 15. MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES [626. - 653.75.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-15"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses [639. - 653.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-15/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 262, Sec. 2.   (AB 2450)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>(a) No person or group shall release, outdoors, balloons made of electrically conductive material and filled with a gas lighter than air, as part of a public or civic event, promotional activity, or product advertisement.</p><p>(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100). Any person who violates this section who has been previously convicted twice of violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.</p><p>(c) This section shall not apply to manned hot air balloons, or to balloons used in governmental or scientific research projects.</p>","text":"(a) No person or group shall release, outdoors, balloons made of electrically conductive material and filled with a gas lighter than air, as part of a public or civic event, promotional activity, or product advertisement. (b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100). Any person who violates this section who has been previously convicted twice of violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (c) This section shall not apply to manned hot air balloons, or to balloons used in governmental or scientific research projects.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-other-and-miscellaneous-offenses-653-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}