Of Crimes Against The Public Peace — California Penal Code — Punishment for unlawful fighting; disturbance by noise, or use of offensive words Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session 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. Ca. Pen. Code § 415