Pen. Code, § 273c · Chapter 2. Abandonment and Neglect of Children
Pen. Code, § 273c
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
All fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed and collected under the provisions of Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b, or under the provisions of any law relating to, or affecting, children, in every case where the prosecution is instituted or conducted by a society incorporated under the laws of this state for the prevention of cruelty to children, inure to such society in aid of the purposes for which it is incorporated.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 14.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 270Printed as Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b
- Pen. Code, § 271Printed as Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b
- Pen. Code, § 271aPrinted as Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b
- Pen. Code, § 273aPrinted as Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b
- Pen. Code, § 273bPrinted as Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b
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