Penal Code section 273g

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.

Source: Section 273g, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=273g. (updated Jan. 1, 1907; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_273g

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