California Penal Code ARTICLE 2 - Red Light Abatement Law

• Section 11225.
  (a) (1) Every building or place used for the purpose of illegal gambling as defined by state law or local ordinance, lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, and every...
• Section 11226.
  If there is reason to believe that a nuisance, as defined in this article or as set forth in Section 17800 of the Business and...
• Section 11227.
  (a) Whenever the existence of a nuisance is shown in an action brought under this article to the satisfaction of the court or judge thereof, either...
• Section 11228.
  Actions brought under this article have precedence over all actions, excepting criminal proceedings, election contests and hearings on injunctions, and in such actions evidence of...
• Section 11229.
  Any violation or disobedience of an injunction or order expressly provided for by this article is punishable as a contempt of court by a fine...
• Section 11230.
  (a) (1) If the existence of a nuisance is established in an action as provided in this article, an order of abatement shall be entered as a...
• Section 11231.
  The proceeds of the sale of the property, as provided in Section 11230, shall be applied as follows:1. To the fees and costs of removal and...
• Section 11232.
  If the owner of the building or place is not guilty of any contempt of court in the proceedings, and appears and pays all costs,...
• Section 11233.
  Whenever the owner of a building or place upon which an act or acts constituting a contempt as defined in this article has been committed,...
• Section 11234.
  “Person” as used in this article means individuals, corporations, associations, partnerships, limited liability companies, trustees, lessees, agents and assignees.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec....
• Section 11235.
  “Building” as used in this article means so much of any building or structure of any kind as is or may be entered through the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018