Cal. PEN § 273c
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 273c, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
All fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed and collected under the provisions of Sections 270, 271, 271a, 273a, and 273b, or under the provisions of any law relating to, or affecting, children, in every case where the prosecution is instituted or conducted by a society incorporated under the laws of this state for the prevention of cruelty to children, inure to such society in aid of the purposes for which it is incorporated.
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