Penal Code section 169

Any person who pickets or parades in or near a building which houses a court of this state with the intent to interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice or with the intent to influence any judge, juror, witness, or officer of the court in the discharge of his duty is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 169, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=169. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 169’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_169

Original Source: Section 169, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=169. (last accessed May 12, 2025).