Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

what does this mean f647.6(a)

the man who molested my 8 yr old son was giving this charge i wanna know more what this means?


Asked on 11/28/09, 1:00 am

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Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

The number refers to section 647.6(a) of the California Penal Code:

(a)(1) Every person who annoys or molests any child under 18 years of age shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(2) Every person who, motivated by an unnatural or abnormal sexual interest in children, engages in conduct with an adult whom he or she believes to be a child under 18 years of age, which conduct, if directed toward a child under 18 years of age, would be a violation of this section, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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Answered on 12/03/09, 2:17 am


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