California § 266. 266. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 615, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 266. — 266. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 615, Sec. 1.)

California § 266.

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Title9.

Part 1.TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS

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

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 266. (2026).

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A person who inveigles or entices a person under 18 years of age into a
				  house of ill fame, or of assignation, or elsewhere, for the purpose of prostitution, or to have illicit carnal connection with another person, and a person who aids or assists in that inveiglement or enticement,
				  and a
				  person who, by any false pretenses, false representation, or other fraudulent means, procures
				  a person to have illicit carnal connection with another person, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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A person who inveigles or entices a person under 18 years of age into a
house of ill fame, or of assignation, or elsewhere, for the purpose of prostitution, or to have illicit carnal connection with another person, and a person who aids or assists in that inveiglement or enticement,
and a
person who, by any false pretenses, false representation, or other fraudulent means, procures
a person to have illicit carnal connection with another person, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.