California · Penal Code

PEN §273f: Any person, whether as parent, guardian, employer, or otherwise, and any firm or corporation, who as employer or otherwise, shall send, direct, or cause to be sent or directed to any saloon, gambling

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal for any person or business to send, direct, or cause a minor to go to a saloon, gambling house, house of prostitution, or other immoral place.

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Any person, whether as parent, guardian, employer, or otherwise, and any firm or corporation, who as employer or otherwise, shall send, direct, or cause to be sent or directed to any saloon, gambling house, house of prostitution, or other immoral place, any minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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