RPDPS Dispersal Order - July 2022 ROHNERT PARK DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DISPERSAL ORDER (EXAMPLE)
07/2022
Topic : Dispersal Orders
RPDPS Policy : 431 - First Amendment Assemblies
Legislation: California Penal Code Section 407 & 409 + In re Brown (1973)
Summary : Dispersal Order Example from POST Guidelines Crowd Management, Intervention,
and Control
“I am ( Peace O cer’s Name & Rank ), a Peace O cer for the Rohnert Park Department of
Public Safety. I hereby declare this to be an unlawful assembly and in the name of the
People of the State of California, order all those assembled at ( specific location ) to
immediately disperse, which means to break up this assembly. If you do not do so, you may
be arrested.
If you do not disperse, you may also be subject to other police action including the use of
kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents, which include beanbag rounds, Taser, pepper
spray, and foam projectiles. Use of these devices could result in serious injury.
California Penal Code Section 409 prohibits remaining present at an unlawful assembly,
which means that you must leave the area I just described. If you remain in the area just
described, you will be in violation of California Penal Code Section 409. The following routes
of dispersal are available ( insert dispersal routes ). It is now ( current time ) - you have ( state
a reasonable amount of time ) to disperse.”