CHAPTER 2. Abandonment and Neglect of Children [270. - 273.76.]

Chapter 2 enacted 1872.

§§ 270–273.76 · 35 sections

§ 270 If a parent of a minor child willfully omits, without lawful excuse, to furnish necessary clothing, food, shelter or medical attendance, or other remedial care…
§ 270.5 (a) Every parent who refuses, without lawful excuse, to accept his or her minor child into the parent’s home, or, failing to do so, to provide alternative…
§ 270.6 If a court of competent jurisdiction has made a temporary or permanent order awarding spousal support that a person must pay, the person has notice of that…
§ 270a Every individual who has sufficient ability to provide for his or her spouse’s support, or who is able to earn the means of such spouse’s support, who…
§ 270b After arrest and before plea or trial, or after conviction or plea of guilty and before sentence under either Section 270 or 270a, if the defendant shall…
§ 270c Except as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4410) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Family Code, every adult child who, having the ability so to do,…
§ 270d In any case where there is a conviction and sentence under the provisions of either Section 270 or Section 270a, should a fine be imposed, such fine shall be…
§ 270e No other evidence shall be required to prove marriage or registered domestic partnership of spouses, or that a person is the lawful father or mother of a child…
§ 270f Where, under the provisions of this chapter, a report is filed by a parent of a child with the district attorney averring: (1) That the other parent has failed…
§ 270g A review of each report filed with the district attorney under Section 270f shall be made at 90-day intervals unless the support payments have been legally…
§ 270h In any case where there is a conviction under either Section 270 or 270a and there is an order granting probation which includes an order for support, the…
§ 271 Every parent of any child under the age of 14 years, and every person to whom any such child has been confided for nurture, or education, who deserts such…
§ 271a Every person who knowingly and willfully abandons, or who, having ability so to do, fails or refuses to maintain his or her minor child under the age of 14…
§ 271.5 (a) No parent or other individual having lawful custody of a minor child 72 hours old or younger may be prosecuted for a violation of Section 270, 270.5, 271,…
§ 272 (a) (1) Every person who commits any act or omits the performance of any duty, which act or omission causes or tends to cause or encourage any person under the…
§ 273 (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person or agency to pay, offer to pay, or to receive money or anything of value for the placement for adoption or for the…
§ 273a (a) Any person who, under circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily harm or death, willfully causes or permits any child to suffer, or…
§ 273ab (a) Any person, having the care or custody of a child who is under eight years of age, who assaults the child by means of force that to a reasonable person…
§ 273b 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…
§ 273c All fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed and collected under the provisions of Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b, or under the provisions of any law…
§ 273d (a) Any person who willfully inflicts upon a child any cruel or inhuman corporal punishment or an injury resulting in a traumatic condition is guilty of a…
§ 273e Every telephone, special delivery company or association, and every other corporation or person engaged in the delivery of packages, letters, notes, messages,…
§ 273f Any person, whether as parent, guardian, employer, or otherwise, and any firm or corporation, who as employer or otherwise, shall send, direct, or cause to be…
§ 273g Any person who in the presence of any child indulges in any degrading, lewd, immoral or vicious habits or practices, or who is habitually drunk in the presence…
§ 273h In all prosecutions under the provisions of either section 270, section 270a, section 270b, section 271 or section 271a, of this code, where a conviction is…
§ 273i (a) Any person who publishes information describing or depicting a child, the physical appearance of a child, the location of a child, or locations where…
§ 273j (a) (1) Any parent or guardian having the care, custody, or control of a child under 14 years of age who knows or should have known that the child has died…
§ 273.1 (a) Any treatment program to which a child abuser convicted of a violation of Section 273a or 273d is referred as a condition of probation shall meet the…
§ 273.4 (a) If the act constituting a felony violation of subdivision (a) of Section 273a was female genital mutilation, as defined in subdivision (b), the defendant…
§ 273.5 (a) A person who willfully inflicts corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a victim described in subdivision (b) is guilty of a felony, and…
§ 273.6 (a) Any intentional and knowing violation of a protective order, as defined in Section 6218 of the Family Code, or of an order issued pursuant to Section…
§ 273.65 (a) Any intentional and knowing violation of a protective order issued pursuant to Section 213.5, 304, or 362.4 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is a…
§ 273.7 (a) A person who maliciously publishes, disseminates, or otherwise discloses the location of a trafficking shelter or domestic violence shelter or a place…
§ 273.75 (a) On any charge involving acts of domestic violence as defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 13700 of the Penal Code or Sections 6203 and 6211 of…
§ 273.76 (a) The arresting officer for an offense involving an act of domestic violence as defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 13700, or in Sections 6203 and…