California · Penal Code
PEN §403: 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
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person who intentionally disrupts or breaks up a lawful assembly or meeting without legal authority commits a misdemeanor offense.
Read the full statutory text
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.
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