{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-270c","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 270c","heading":"","body":"Except as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4410) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Family Code, every adult child who, having the ability so to do, fails to provide necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical attendance for an indigent parent, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS [261. - 368.7.]","CHAPTER 2. Abandonment and Neglect of Children [270. - 273.76.]"],"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":"6cfaec9e036180522d4db9033b07bfa36f8d6374c4700d3333544a9bc5af1d37","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-270b","next":"us-ca/pen-270d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}