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Penal Code § 266a

CHAPTER 1. Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 266aOfficial source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 109, Sec. 1. (AB 2424) Effective January 1, 2015.

Each person who, within this state, takes any person against his or her will and without his or her consent, or with his or her consent procured by fraudulent inducement or misrepresentation, for the purpose of prostitution, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 647, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, and a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000).