California Statutes
§ 158. — 158. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 246.)
California § 158.
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Code PENPenal Code - PEN
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Part 1.TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Ch. 7.CHAPTER 7. Other Offenses Against Public Justice
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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 158. (2026).
Text
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).
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Legislative 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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