Criminal Defense Lawyers for Contributing to Delinquency of Minor

California Criminal Law Penal Code Section 272

A parent or guardian commits a misdemeanor if he or she (a) intentionally or with (b) criminal negligence fails to perform a duty described below and as a result contributes to the delinquency of the child.

It is misdemeanor to:

(1) Commit any act or fail to perform any duty, which act or omission causes, or tends to cause or encourage, any minor to come within the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 (dependent), 601 (status offender), or 602 (delinquent), or which contributes to the minor coming within those provisions; or

(2) By any act or omission, threat, command, or persuasion, induce or endeavor to induce any minor, ward, or dependent child of the juvenile court to:

(a) Fail or refuse to conform to a lawful order of the juvenile court; or

(b) Do any act, or follow any course of conduct, or live in a manner that would cause (or manifestly tend to cause) the minor, ward, or dependent child of the juvenile court to either become or remain a person within the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300, 601, or 602.

Punishment

These experienced Criminal Lawyers can help. The punishment for Contributing to the Deliquency of a Minor (a violation of Penal Code Section 272) is a fine not exceeding $2,500, imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, both fine and imprisonment, or probation for no more than 5 years.

FAQS

Q. What does a parent or legal guardian have to do?

A. The parent or guardian has the duty to exercise reasonable care, supervision, protection, and control over his or her child.

Q. Anything else the parent or guardian must do?

A. The parent or guardian also has a duty of reasonable restraint of and discipline for a child's delinquent acts when the parent or guardian knows or should know the child is at risk of delinquency and that he or she is able to control the child.

Q. Can a minor, as well as an adult, be guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor?
A. Yes.

If you are accused of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, contact the Criminal Lawyers with over 80 years of combined criminal defense experience - Gold Leftwich & Wagner.