{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-13885.15","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 13885.15","heading":"","body":"(a) The special agent teams established pursuant to Section 13885.1 shall also take a proactive role in the investigation and prosecution of preferential child molesters and sexual exploiters.\n(b) For purposes of this section, “preferential child molester” means a person whose primary sex drive is directed toward children. A preferential child molester is distinguished from a situational child molester, who will use children sexually in times of stress because of a lack of impulse control or as a result of circumstances.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 4. PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS [11006. - 14315.]","TITLE 6. CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE [13800. - 13899.]","CHAPTER 9.5. Statewide Sexual Predator Apprehension Team [13885. - 13885.8.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"44b9e468a463cf7ed6ea1aad3481753ed0dccffcaae98bfdb4e552427c3983d2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-13885.1","next":"us-ca/pen-13885.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}