CHAPTER 4. Child Abduction [277. - 280.]

Chapter 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 988, Sec. 9.

§§ 277–280 · 10 sections

• § 277 The following definitions apply for the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Child” means a person under the age of 18 years. (b) “Court order” or “custody order”…
• § 278 Every person, not having a right to custody, who maliciously takes, entices away, keeps, withholds, or conceals any child with the intent to detain or conceal…
• § 278.5 (a) Every person who takes, entices away, keeps, withholds, or conceals a child and maliciously deprives a lawful custodian of a right to custody, or a person…
• § 278.6 (a) At the sentencing hearing following a conviction for a violation of Section 278 or 278.5, or both, the court shall consider any relevant factors and…
• § 278.7 (a) Section 278.5 does not apply to a person with a right to custody of a child who, with a good faith and reasonable belief that the child, if left with the…
• § 279 A violation of Section 278 or 278.5 by a person who was not a resident of, or present in, this state at the time of the alleged offense is punishable in this…
• § 279.1 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.
• § 279.5 When a person is arrested for an alleged violation of Section 278 or 278.5, the court, in setting bail, shall take into consideration whether the child has…
• § 279.6 (a) A law enforcement officer may take a child into protective custody under any of the following circumstances: (1) It reasonably appears to the officer that…
• § 280 Every person who willfully causes or permits the removal or concealment of any child in violation of Section 8713, 8803, or 8910 of the Family Code shall be…