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California's "Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor" Law Serves as a "Catchall"

By Neil Shous, Esq.

When you hear the phrase ?contributing to the delinquency of a minor?, you probably picture an adult buying alcohol for a minor. At least, that?s what most people probably picture, as that is one of the most common violations of this law. However California?s ?contributing to the delinquency of a minor? law is actually much broader. In fact, this law pretty much serves as a ?catchall? for any crime that potentially affects the well-being of a child. Buying booze for a minor, encouraging a minor to ?skip? school, committing a sex offense against a minor, ?sexting? a minor (that is, sending sexually explicit text messages or photos to another person via a cell phone)?the list goes on and on. And the interesting thing about this law is that is can be charged against anyone?even a minor who contributes to the delinquency of another minor...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on December 14, 2010 (boomark / email).