Every person who participates in any riot is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cal. Penal Code § 405
OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Cotton v. Superior Court (1961)
Most recently applied in 819 F. Supp. 896 - Petition of France for Extradition of Sauvage (February 1993)
Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 139.
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