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Cal. Penal Code § 653.28

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 2.5: Loitering for the Purpose of Engaging in a Prostitution Offense, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 653.28

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 653.28Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Nothing in this chapter or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 639) shall prevent a local governing body from adopting and enforcing laws consistent with these chapters relating to prostitution or prostitution-related activity. Where local laws duplicate or supplement this chapter or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 639), these chapters shall be construed as providing alternative remedies and not to preempt the field.

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