California · Penal Code

PEN §169: Any person who pickets or parades in or near a building which houses a court of this state with the intent to interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice or with the intent to in

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who pickets or parades near a courthouse intending to interfere with court operations or influence judges, jurors, witnesses, or court officers commits a misdemeanor.

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Any person who pickets or parades in or near a building which houses a court of this state with the intent to interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice or with the intent to influence any judge, juror, witness, or officer of the court in the discharge of his duty is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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