Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: m647.6(a)

Thank you for your posting. California Penal Code section 647.6(a) states, as follows:

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

Annoying or molesting in this case means any non-consentual contact that is for purposes of aggravation or sexual gratification.

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