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Unlawful Assembly California Penal Code Sections 407, 408, 409

UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY PENAL CODE SECTIONS  
California Penal Codes Sections 407, 408, and 409
(Failure to disperse, Order to disperse, Unlawful Assembly)
by Sue Basko
Many of the Occupy L.A. protesters were arrested under Section 409.  
Please read below. 
CLICK HERE TO See the Full Sections 403 - 420.1
407.  Whenever two or more persons assemble together to do an
unlawful act, or do a lawful act in a violent, boisterous, or
tumultuous manner, such assembly is an unlawful assembly.



408.  Every person who participates in any rout or unlawful assembly
is guilty of a misdemeanor.



409.  Every person remaining present at the place of any riot, rout,
or unlawful assembly, after the same has been lawfully warned to
disperse, except public officers and persons assisting them in
attempting to disperse the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:
UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY
California Penal Codes Sections 403- 420.1
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