Section 266a.  


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  • Every person who, within this state, takes any person against his or her will and without his or her consent, or with his or her consent procured by fraudulent inducement or misrepresentation, for the purpose of prostitution, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 647, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, and a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).

(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 257. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)