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Green "Bathhouses are against the law"

Cite: CPC 11225(b) Enacted: < 1993 Repealed: Active
Source: Dumblaws.com

Discussion:

California Penal Code 11225(b) is part of the California "Red Light Abatement Law", which make up Penal Codes 11225-11235. The original "Red Light Abatement Law" was passed in 1913, to ban prostitution in California. CPC 11225(b) is believed to have been added in the 1980-1990 time frame (statues and annotated texts of this law are not available online for laws before 1993, and will have to be researched through paper law-books.)

This law was enacted in an attempt to prevent the spread of AIDS.

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Updated: 01/08/04 - DWM

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