Penal Code section 273b

No child under the age of 16 years shall be placed in any courtroom, or in any vehicle for transportation to any place, in company with adults charged with or convicted of crime, except in the presence of a proper official.

Source: Section 273b, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=273b. (updated Jan. 1, 1987; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_273b

Original Source: Section 273b, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=273b. (last accessed May 12, 2025).