Penal Code section 415

Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than four hundred dollars ($400), or both such imprisonment and fine:

(1)

Any person who unlawfully fights in a public place or challenges another person in a public place to fight.

(2)

Any person who maliciously and willfully disturbs another person by loud and unreasonable noise.

(3)

Any person who uses offensive words in a public place which are inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.

Source: Section 415, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=415.­ (updated Sep. 27, 1983; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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