Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 158 — Other Offenses Against Public Justice
Cal. Penal Code § 158
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1983-09-27
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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).
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 158 — Other Offenses Against Public Justice is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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).