OBSCENITY DEFINED
� MATTER, TAKEN AS A WHOLE, WHICH ...
� APPLYING CONTEMPORARY STATEWIDE STANDARDS...
� APPEALS TO PRURIENT INTEREST, AND ...
� DEPICTS PATENTLY OFFENSIVE SEXUAL CONDUCT ...
� AND, TAKEN AS A WHOLE, ...
� LACKS SERIOUS LITERARY, ARTISTIC, POLITICAL OR SCIENTIFIC VALUE ...
� TO THE AVERAGE PERSON

OBSCENITY CRIMES
� KNOWING POSSESSION OF OBSCENITY IS A MISDEMEANOR
� KNOWING POSSESSION OF CHILD (UNDER 18) PORNOGRAPHY IS A WOBBLER
� NOTE: SOME PORNOGRAPHY IS OBSCENE, SOME IS NOT
� NOTE: MERE CHILD NUDITY IS NOT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
� COMMERCIAL PREPARATION, SALE OR POSSESSION  OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IS A FELONY (REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE)
� CHILD PORNOGRAPHY LAWS DO NOT APPLY TO SPOUSES UNDER 18 OR LEGALLY EMANCIPATED MINORS
� A SEPARATE FELONY FOR PREPARING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY INVOLVING CHILD UNDER 14
� SENDING �HARMFUL MATTER� TO JUVENILES VIA E-MAIL (WOBBLER)
� NOTICE THAT "OBSCENITY" BOILS DOWN TO "CHILD PORNOGRAPHY"
� DEPICTION OF ANYTHING ELSE IS APPARENTLY LEGAL

CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR
� INCLUDES ANY ACT OR OMISSION TO ACT ...
� BY �EVERY PERSON�
� CAUSING JUVENILE (UNDER 18) TO FALL UNDER 300, 601, 602 OF WIC
� INCLUDES �HARBORING A RUNAWAY�
� A MISDEMEANOR

DEFINITIONS OF "CHILD" AND  "MINOR"
� �CHILD� FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY < 18 YRS.
� �CHILD� FOR CHILD MOLESTING < 14
� �MINOR� FOR CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY < 18 YRS.
� �MINOR� FOR MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL
< 21 YRS.

CHILD NEGLECT (MISD.)
� WILLFULLY AND WITHOUT LAWFUL EXCUSE ...
� FAILING TO PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, OR MEDICAL CARE
� NO VIOLATION IF ABANDONED AT A HOSPITAL WITHIN 72 HRS. OF BIRTH

CHILD MOLESTING (FELONY)
� OFFICIALLY �LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS ACT UPON A CHILD� (UNDER 14)
� WITH (SPECIFIC) INTENT TO AROUSE CHILD OR THE MOLESTER
� INCLUDES 15-YEAR-OLDS IF MOLESTER IS TEN YEARS OR MORE OLDER (WOBBLER)
� CONSENT OF CHILD IMMATERIAL
� REQUIRES SKIN-TO-SKIN TOUCHING
� NOT NECESSARY THAT ACTUAL AROUSAL TAKE PLACE IF INTENDED

ANY PERSON WITH PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF MURDER OR CHILD MOLEST OF PERSON UNDER 14 REQUIRED TO REPORT TO POLICE (MISD.)
� SOME EXCEPTIONS FOR CLOSE RELATIVES OF OFFENDER OR FOR SAFETY

MISDEMEANOR CHILD MOLEST
� ANNOYING CHILD IN A SEXUAL WAY
� NO SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT REQUIRED
� NO ACTUAL TOUCHING REQUIRED IF SEXUAL CONTEXT ESTABLISHED

SODOMY AND ORAL COPULATION DEFINED
� SODOMY - SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A PENIS AND AN ANUS
� ORAL COPULATION � SEXUAL CONTACT BETWEEN A MOUTH AND A SEX ORGAN

SODOMY AND ORAL COPULATION CRIMES
� CRIMES UNDER SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AS RAPE
� ALWAYS ILLEGAL IN JAIL OR PRISON
� BOTH ARE WOBBLERS
� PRISON �RAPE� IS ACTUALLY SODOMY

SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH FOREIGN OBJECT (FELONY)
� PENETRATION OF VAGINA OR ANUS
� WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN A PENIS
� UNDER SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AS RAPE

INCEST (FELONY)
� MARRYING OR HAVING SEX
� WITH CLOSE BLOOD RELATIVES
� FIRST COUSINS LEGAL IN CALIF.

REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS
� FAILURE TO REGISTER A MISD. IF PRIOR CRIME A MISD., A FELONY IF PRIOR CRIME A FELONY
� MAY BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO � CHEMICAL CASTRATION� UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON

�MEGAN�S LAW�
� VICTIMS OF VIOLENT SEXUAL CRIMES MUST BE NOTIFIED UPON RELEASE OF SUSPECT FROM MENTAL HOSPITAL OR PRISON
� CITIZENS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW IF THEY LIVE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS

ABORTION
� IF OUTSIDE �THERAPEUTIC ABORTION ACT� ...
� ABORTIONIST AND WOMAN RECEIVING ABORTION COMMIT FELONIES
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