Asked in Juvenile Law for California

Q: Why would a ticket for penal code 415.1 show up on my son's driving record.

He got in a fight at school defending himself and broke the kids nose.

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2 Lawyer Answers

A: Ask your son first. What was that about?

A: 415. Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment

in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, a fine of

not more than four hundred dollars ($400), or both such imprisonment

and fine:

(1) Any person who unlawfully fights in a public place or

challenges another person in a public place to fight.

(2) Any person who maliciously and willfully disturbs another

person by loud and unreasonable noise.

(3) Any person who uses offensive words in a public place which

are inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.

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