{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-38638","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 38638","heading":"","body":"The mayor or other officer in control of the police force in a city shall direct a sufficient number of peace officers to attend and keep order at any public meeting in the city at which, in his or her opinion, a breach of the peace may occur.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","CHAPTER 10. Health and Safety [38600. - 38794.]","ARTICLE 2. Police Protection [38630. - 38638.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7d8e7edf5dc32d72195ee4b0d70f704815bc44fd9bfc6ae23c1753732cc25365","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-38637","next":"us-ca/gov-38660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}