Cal. Pen. Code § 372 : CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE — OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS — OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY — Maintaining or committing public nuisance TEXT PDF Every person who maintains or commits any public nuisance, the punishment for which is not otherwise prescribed, or who willfully omits to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of a public nuisance, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Ca. Pen. Code § 372 Enacted 1872.