California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 406

Whenever two or more persons, assembled and acting together, make any attempt or advance toward the commission of an act which would be a riot if actually committed, such assembly is a rout.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 406 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-11-of-crimes-against-the-public-peace/section-406

Other sections in Title 11 - OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE

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