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Penal Code § 267

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

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 267Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 258. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.

Every person who takes away any other person under the age of 18 years from the father, mother, guardian, or other person having the legal charge of the other person, without their consent, for the purpose of prostitution, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, and a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).