5.3. Incitement To Riot

  • A person whose actions deliberately agitates or intends to agitate a crowd or large group of people organized or located peacefully in a public or private area in order to promote acts of violence or civil unrest.

  • A group of people who could be reasonably identified by a peace officer to be gang members whose actions in a public area intend to incite violence, encourage mayhem, or promote civil unrest.

- Penal Code (5)03 is a felony punishable by a maximum of 25 months imprisonment and no more than $250 in fines. This falls under Officer Discretion.

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