Of Crimes Against Public Justice — California Penal Code — Other Offenses Against Public Justice — Common barratry Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session 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). Ca. Pen. Code § 158