California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 273c

Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 14.

All fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed and collected under the provisions of Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b, or under the provisions of any law relating to, or affecting, children, in every case where the prosecution is instituted or conducted by a society incorporated under the laws of this state for the prevention of cruelty to children, inure to such society in aid of the purposes for which it is incorporated.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 273c (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-9-of-crimes-against-the-person-involving-sexual-assault-and-crimes-against-public-decency-and-good-morals/chapter-2-abandonment-and-neglect-of-children/section-273c

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Abandonment and Neglect of Children

§ 270§ 270.5§ 270.6§ 270a§ 270b§ 270c§ 270d§ 270e§ 270f§ 270g…§ 273i§ 273j§ 273.1§ 273.4§ 273.5§ 273.6§ 273.65§ 273.7§ 273.75§ 273.76

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