Every person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up any assembly or meeting that is not unlawful in its character, other than an assembly or meeting referred to in Section 302 of the Penal Code or Section 18340 of the Elections Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Penal Code § 403
OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 11 Cal. 4th 607 - Kopp v. Fair Political Practices Commission (1995)
Most recently applied in CPR for Skid Row v. City of Los Angeles (March 2015)
Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 159
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