{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"415","citation":"Pen. Code, § 415","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 11. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE [403. - 420.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-11"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 283.   Effective September 27, 1983.   Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.","effective":"1983-09-27","html":"<p>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:</p><p>(1) Any person who unlawfully fights in a public place or challenges another person in a public place to fight.</p><p>(2) Any person who maliciously and willfully disturbs another person by loud and unreasonable noise.</p><p>(3) Any person who uses offensive words in a public place which are inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-crimes-against-the-public-peace-415","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}