Pen. Code, § 266c · Chapter 1. Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction
Pen. Code, § 266c
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Every person who induces any other person to engage in sexual intercourse, sexual penetration, oral copulation, or sodomy when his or her consent is procured by false or fraudulent representation or pretense that is made with the intent to create fear, and which does induce fear, and that would cause a reasonable person in like circumstances to act contrary to the person’s free will, and does cause the victim to so act, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or in the state prison for two, three, or four years.
As used in this section, “fear” means the fear of physical injury or death to the person or to any relative of the person or member of the person’s family.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 287, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.
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Cited by 14 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 266c. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 136.7Printed as Section 243.4, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266f, 285, 286, 287, 288, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 273.7Printed as Sections 240, 242, 243.4, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266f, 273.5, 273.6, 285, 288, and 289
- Pen. Code, § 290Printed as Section 264.1, 266, or 266c
- Pen. Code, § 290.008Printed as Section 264.1, 266c, or 267
- Pen. Code, § 868.5Printed as Section 211, 215, 220, 236.1, 240, 242, 243.4, 245, 261, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266d, 266e, 266f, 266g, 266h, 266i, 266j, 266k, 267, 269, 273a, 273d, 273.5, 273.6, 278, 278.5, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.
- Pen. Code, § 1202.05Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289 | Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 1202.1Printed as Section 261.5 or 266c | Section 264.1, 266c, or 289 | Section 266c or 286 | Section 266c or 287
- Pen. Code, § 1203.066Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266, 266c, 267, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289
- Pen. Code, § 1524.1Printed as Section 220, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266c, 269, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289, or 289.5
- Pen. Code, § 5054.2Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 11160Printed as Section 266, 266a, 266b, or 266c
- Pen. Code, § 13750Printed as Section 220, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266c, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289, or 647.6
- Pen. Code, § 13837Printed as Section 220, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, or 647.6
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