Penal Code section 266f

Every person who sells any person or receives any money or other valuable thing for or on account of his or her placing in custody, for immoral purposes, any person, whether with or without his or her consent, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, or two or three years.

Source: Section 266f, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=266f. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 266f’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_266f

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