Every person who takes away any other person under the age of 18 years from the father, mother, guardian, or other person having the legal charge of the other person, without their consent, for the purpose of prostitution, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, and a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).
Cal. Penal Code § 267
Rape, Abduction, Carnal Abuse of Children, and Seduction
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Wadsworth, Inc. v. Schwarz-Nin (1996)
Most recently applied in 225 Cal. App. 4th 1495 - People v. M.V. (May 2014)
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 258
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