Every person who maintains or commits any public nuisance, the punishment for which is not otherwise prescribed, or who willfully omits to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of a public nuisance, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Penal Code § 372
OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case 39 Cal. 3d 740 - People Ex Rel. Clancy v. Superior Court (1985)
Most recently applied in 227 Cal. Rptr. 3d 499 - People v. Conagra Grocery Prods. Co. (November 2017)
Enacted 1872.
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