California · Penal Code
PEN §288.3: (a) Every person who contacts or communicates with a minor, or attempts to contact or communicate with a minor, who knows or reasonably should know that the person is a minor, with intent to commit an
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A person who contacts or communicates with a minor intending to commit specified serious crimes (such as kidnapping, rape, or child sexual abuse) is punished by imprisonment for the term prescribed for an attempt to commit the intended offense. Prior convictions add five consecutive years.
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