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If you get into a bar fight in Ventura County, you could find yourself hitting the floor, visiting the ER, and, potentially, going to jail.
There are a number of separate California criminal offenses you can be charged with as a result of a bar fight. Four criminal charges you may face are:
Under Section 415, you can be charged with disturbing the peace even if a fight doesn’t actually break out. If you either challenged someone to a fight or said things that were clearly meant to provoke someone into a fight, you can be found guilty of disturbing the peace. Upon conviction, you could be sent to Ventura County Jail for up to 90 days and be fined up to $400.
Ventura County bar fights are not uncommon, and our Ventura County criminal defense attorneys have extensive experience defending individuals against criminal charges arising out of such altercations. Give us a call today to discuss your case.
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.