Pen. Code, § 158 · Chapter 7. Other Offenses Against Public Justice
Pen. Code, § 158
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Common barratry is the practice of exciting groundless judicial proceedings, and is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months and by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 246. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.
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- Official file
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