California Penal Code

§ 273a

PEN § 273a Effective Jan 1, 1998Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)Any person who, under circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily harm or death, willfully causes or permits any child to suffer, or inflicts thereon unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering, or having the care or custody of any child, willfully causes or permits the person or health of that child to be injured, or willfully causes or permits that child to be placed in a situation where his or her person or health is endangered, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or in the state prison for two, four, or six years.

(b)Any person who, under circumstances or conditions other than those likely to produce great bodily harm or death, willfully causes or permits any child to suffer, or inflicts thereon unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering, or having the care or custody of any child, willfully causes or permits the person or health of that child to be injured, or willfully causes or permits that child to be placed in a situation where his or her person or health may be endangered, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c)If a person is convicted of violating this section and probation is granted, the court shall require the following minimum conditions of probation:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 134, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.