California Penal Code CHAPTER 4 - Child Abduction

• Section 277.
  The following definitions apply for the purposes of this chapter:(a) “Child” means a person under the age of 18 years.(b) “Court order” or “custody order” means a...
• Section 278.
  Every person, not having a right to custody, who maliciously takes, entices away, keeps, withholds, or conceals any child with the intent to detain or...
• Section 278.5.
  (a) Every person who takes, entices away, keeps, withholds, or conceals a child and maliciously deprives a lawful custodian of a right to custody, or a...
• Section 278.6.
  (a) At the sentencing hearing following a conviction for a violation of Section 278 or 278.5, or both, the court shall consider any relevant factors and...
• Section 278.7.
  (a) Section 278.5 does not apply to a person with a right to custody of a child who, with a good faith and reasonable belief that...
• Section 279.
  A violation of Section 278 or 278.5 by a person who was not a resident of, or present in, this state at the time of...
• Section 279.1.
  The offenses enumerated in Sections 278 and 278.5 are continuous in nature, and continue for as long as the minor child is concealed or detained.(Added...
• Section 279.5.
  When a person is arrested for an alleged violation of Section 278 or 278.5, the court, in setting bail, shall take into consideration whether the...
• Section 279.6.
  (a) A law enforcement officer may take a child into protective custody under any of the following circumstances:(1) It reasonably appears to the officer that a person...
• Section 280.
  Every person who willfully causes or permits the removal or concealment of any child in violation of Section 8713, 8803, or 8910 of the Family...

Last modified: October 22, 2018