Any person who in the presence of any child indulges in any degrading, lewd, immoral or vicious habits or practices, or who is habitually drunk in the presence of any child in his care, custody or control, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Penal Code § 273g
Abandonment and Neglect of Children
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Walter D. (2004)
Most recently applied in 121 Cal. App. 4th 1092 - In Re Ulysses D. (September 2004)
Added by Stats. 1907, Ch. 413.
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