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Penal Code § 279.1

CHAPTER 4. Child Abduction

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 279.1Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 988, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.

The offenses enumerated in Sections 278 and 278.5 are continuous in nature, and continue for as long as the minor child is concealed or detained.