{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"273b","citation":"Pen. Code, § 273b","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS [261. - 368.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Abandonment and Neglect of Children [270. - 273.76.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-9/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 13.5.","effective":null,"html":"<p>No child under the age of 16 years shall be placed in any courtroom, or in any vehicle for transportation to any place, in company with adults charged with or convicted of crime, except in the presence of a proper official.</p>","text":"No child under the age of 16 years shall be placed in any courtroom, or in any vehicle for transportation to any place, in company with adults charged with or convicted of crime, except in the presence of a proper official.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/abandonment-and-neglect-of-children-273b","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}