Section 594.37 Of Title 14. Malicious Mischief 594-625c From California Penal Code >> Title 14. >> Part 1.
594.37
. (a) It is unlawful, except upon private property, for a
person to engage in picketing targeted at a funeral during the time
period beginning one hour prior to the funeral and ending one hour
after the conclusion of the funeral.
(b) Any violation of subdivision (a) is punishable by a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment in a county
jail not exceeding six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(c) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Funeral" means the ceremony or memorial service held in
connection with the burial or cremation of a deceased person.
"Funeral" does not mean any nonburial or noncremation activities,
businesses, or services.
(2) "Picketing," for purposes of this section only, means protest
activities engaged in by any person within 300 feet of a burial site,
mortuary, or place of worship.
(3) "Protest activities" includes oration, speech, use of sound
amplification equipment in a manner that is intended to make or makes
speech, including, but not limited to, oration audible to
participants in a funeral, or similar conduct that is not part of the
funeral, before an assembled group of people.
(4) "Targeted at" means directed at or toward the deceased person
or the attendees of a funeral.
(d) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision
of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application.