Pen. Code, § 273g · Chapter 2. Abandonment and Neglect of Children
Pen. Code, § 273g
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Any person who in the presence of any child indulges in any degrading, lewd, immoral or vicious habits or practices, or who is habitually drunk in the presence of any child in his care, custody or control, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1907, Ch. 413.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=273g.
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