Pen. Code, § 266j · Chapter 1. Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction
Pen. Code, § 266j
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Any person who intentionally gives, transports, provides, or makes available, or who offers to give, transport, provide, or make available to another person, a child under the age of 16 for the purpose of any lewd or lascivious act as defined in Section 288, or who causes, induces, or persuades a child under the age of 16 to engage in such an act with another person, is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of three, six, or eight years, and by a fine not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
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History
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1068, Sec. 1.
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Cited by 11 provisions
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- Pen. Code, § 236.1Printed as Section 266, 266h, 266i, 266j, 267, 311.1, 311.2, 311.3, 311.4, 311.5, 311.6, or 518
- Pen. Code, § 266kPrinted as Section 266j or 267
- Pen. Code, § 290Printed as Section 266j | Section 266j, 267, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.3, 288.4, 288.5, 288.7, 289, or 311.1
- 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, § 1170.86Printed as Section 220, 261, 261.5, 264.1, or 266j
- Pen. Code, § 1203.065Printed as Section 264.1, 266h, 266i, 266j, or 269
- Pen. Code, § 13012.7Printed as Sections 220, 266j
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