Government Code section 38638

The mayor or other officer in control of the police force in a city shall direct a sufficient number of peace officers to attend and keep order at any public meeting in the city at which, in his or her opinion, a breach of the peace may occur.

Source: Section 38638, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=38638. (updated Jan. 1, 2004; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_38638

Original Source: Section 38638, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=38638. (last accessed May 12, 2025).