Is Cal. Penal Code § 273.7 — Abandonment and Neglect of Children still in force?

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Cal. Penal Code § 273.7 — Abandonment and Neglect of Children

Cal. Penal Code § 273.7

Type: Statute
Source: California Penal Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2022-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) A person who maliciously publishes, disseminates, or otherwise discloses the location of a trafficking shelter or domestic violence shelter or a place designated as a trafficking shelter or domestic violence shelter, without the authorization of that trafficking shelter or domestic violence…

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Cal. Penal Code § 273.7 — Abandonment and Neglect of Children is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Domestic violence shelter” means a confidential location that provides emergency housing on a 24-hour basis for victims of sexual assault, spousal abuse, or both, and their families.

(2) “Trafficking shelter” means a confidential location that provides emergency housing on a 24-hour basis for victims of human trafficking, including any person who is a victim under Section 236.1.

(3) Sexual assault, spousal abuse, or both, include, but are not limited to, those crimes described in Sections 240, 242, 243.4, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266f, 273.5, 273.6, 285, 288, and 289.