Pen. Code, § 5054.2 · Chapter 2. The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Pen. Code, § 5054.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Whenever a person is incarcerated in a state prison for violating Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289, or former Section 288a, and the victim of one or more of those offenses is a child under the age of 18 years, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall protect the interest of that child victim by prohibiting visitation between the incarcerated person and the child victim pursuant to Section 1202.05. The secretary shall allow visitation only when the juvenile court, pursuant to Section 362.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, finds that visitation between the incarcerated person and his or her child victim is in the best interests of the child victim.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 110. (SB 1494) Effective January 1, 2019.
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Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 261Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 264.1Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 266cPrinted as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 285Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 286Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 287Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 288Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 288.5Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 289Printed as Section 261, 264.1, 266c, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289
- Pen. Code, § 1202.05Printed as Section 1202.05
Welfare and Institutions Code
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