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Cal. Penal Code § 316 — Indecent Exposure, Obscene Exhibitions, and Bawdy and Other Disorderly Houses

Cal. Penal Code § 316

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Every person who keeps any disorderly house, or any house for the purpose of assignation or prostitution, or any house of public resort, by which the peace, comfort, or decency of the immediate neighborhood is habitually disturbed, or who keeps any inn in a disorderly manner; and every person…

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 316 — Indecent Exposure, Obscene Exhibitions, and Bawdy and Other Disorderly Houses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Every person who keeps any disorderly house, or any house for the purpose of assignation or prostitution, or any house of public resort, by which the peace, comfort, or decency of the immediate neighborhood is habitually disturbed, or who keeps any inn in a disorderly manner; and every person who lets any apartment or tenement, knowing that it is to be used for the purpose of assignation or prostitution, is guilty of a misdemeanor.