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Earlier editions: 2026-07

Title 9 — Public Peace, Safety and Morals

Lassen County Municipal Code Ch. 9.24 Unlawful Assembly

Lassen County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lassen County

Cite as: Lassen County Municipal Code Chapter 9.24 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 9.24.010. Parades.

It is unlawful for any person to form, or to aid in forming, or to ride in, any parade, or procession of two or more motor vehicles formed or moving along any highway for the purpose of inducing any person, by means of compulsion, coercion, intimidation, or fear, from entering into, or carrying on his employment, upon or about any sawmill, box factory, veneer plant, planning mill, lumber yard, loading dock, mill property, mine, farm, ranch, packing shed, or any other place of employment.

(Ord. 202 § 1, 1938)

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§ 9.24.020. Obstructing public way.

It is unlawful for any person to loiter, stand, or sit in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk so as to in any manner hinder or obstruct the free passage therein or thereon of persons or vehicles passing or attempting to pass along the same, or so as to in any manner annoy or molest persons passing along the same.

(Ord. 202 § 2, 1938)

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§ 9.24.030. Picketing to prevent employment.

It is unlawful for any person to beset or picket the premises of another or any approach thereto, where any person is employed or seeks employment, or any place or approach thereto where such employee or person seeking employment lodges or resides, for the purpose of inducing such employee or person seeking employment, by means of compulsion, coercion, intimidation, threats, acts of violence, or fear, to quit his or her employment or to refrain from seeking or freely entering into employment.

(Ord. 202 § 3, 1938)

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§ 9.24.040. Picketing to prevent patronizing.

It is unlawful for any person to beset or picket the premises of another, or any approach thereto, for the purpose of inducing others, by means of compulsion, coercion, intimidation, threats, acts of violence, or fear, to refrain from entering such premises, or to refrain from patronizing, negotiating with or transacting business with the owner or occupant of such premises.

(Ord. 202 § 4, 1938)

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§ 9.24.050. Intimidating language or actions.

It is unlawful for any person to utter to, or within the hearing of, another, any derogatory, indecent, opprobrious epithets of language, or to use any gesture, or to make demonstrations of any kind, for the purpose of inducing any person, by means of compulsion, coercion, intimidation, threats, acts of violence, or fear, to quit his or her employment or to refrain from seeking or freely entering into employment, or to refrain from patronizing, negotiating with or transacting business with any other person.

(Ord. 202 § 5, 1938)

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§ 9.24.060. Congregating to coerce or intimidate.

It is unlawful for any person, in association or agreement with one or more persons, to assemble, congregate or meet together in the vicinity of or on the premises of another, or upon the streets, highways or approaches thereto, for the purpose of inducing others, by means of compulsion, coercion, intimidation, threats, acts of violence, or fear, to refrain from entering such premises, or to refrain from patronizing, negotiating with or transacting business with the owner or occupant of such premises.

(Ord. 202 § 6, 1938)

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§ 9.24.070. Seditious language provoking breach of peace.

It is unlawful for any person to utter, publish, or use any seditious language, words, remarks, or epithets, or to address to another, any such language, words, remarks or epithets, which create or provoke, or tend to create or provoke a breach of peace.

(Ord. 202 § 7, 1938)

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