Every person who, except in self-defense, draws or exhibits an imitation firearm, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 16700, in a threatening manner against another in such a way as to cause a reasonable person apprehension or fear of bodily harm is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a term of not less than 30 days.
Cal. Penal Code § 417.4
OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Coquico v. Lynch (2015)
Most recently applied in 243 Cal. App. 4th 825 - Fetters v. County of Los Angeles (January 2016)
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 178, Sec. 56
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