Penal Code section 266d

Any person who receives any money or other valuable thing for or on account of placing in custody any other person for the purpose of causing the other person to cohabit with any person to whom the other person is not married, is guilty of a felony.

Source: Section 266d, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=266d. (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_266d

Original Source: Section 266d, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=266d. (last accessed May 12, 2025).