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§ 266b. — 266b. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 304.)

California § 266b.
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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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Every person who takes any other person unlawfully, and against his or her will, and by force, menace, or duress, compels him or her to live with such person in an illicit relation, against his or her consent, or to so live with any other person, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 304. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.
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