§ 697. — 697. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 697.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PEN: Penal Code - PEN
• Title: 1.
• Part 2.: TITLE 1. OF THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Of the Intervention of the Officers of Justice

Text

Public offenses may be prevented by the intervention of the officers of justice:
1.
By requiring security to keep the peace;
2.
By forming a police in cities and towns, and by requiring their attendance in exposed places;
3.
By suppressing riots.

Legislative History

Enacted 1872.