California · Penal Code
PEN §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 con
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A person commits a misdemeanor by engaging in degrading, lewd, immoral, or vicious conduct in front of a child, or by being habitually drunk while caring for a child.
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